HRV

An active brain communicates with the body via the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. The somatic system manages voluntary muscle movement, while the autonomic system regulates internal organs during stress. It comprises the sympathetic and parasympathetic branches, and heart-rate variability measurement indicates their influence on the heart.

The Life Events Checklist (LEC-5) is a standardized questionnaire that gathers information about traumatic life experiences. The LEC-5 provides an insight into one's life experiences and gives context to HRV and EEG data.

LEC-5

The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is used to determine the quality of your sleep in the last month. It is no secret that poor sleep is related to stress. The PSQI provides valuable information to our research team.

PSQI

The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is used to determine the Major Depression Disorder (MDD) symptoms. Depression symptoms can help explain interoceptive data.

PHQ-9

The Profile of Mood States (POMS) questionnaire takes record of the participant's mood over the past 7 days. It looks at mood states like anger, fear, depression, etc.

POMS

The Mini Screen is a survey that screens for psychiatric disorders. This includes eating disorders, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, PTSD, and other.

Mini Screen

The Mini Screen Manual explains the results of the Mini Screen.

Mini Screen

The Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) questionnaire is used to determine the Anxiety symptoms. Anxiety is linked to other psychological disorders like PTSD. Anxiety symptoms can help explain interoceptive data.

GAD-7

The Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) measures resilience. This short survey attempts to gauge how well one responds to stress and adversity.