Psychophysiology Laboratory

The Department has a BIOPAC MP36 unit available for the collection and analysis of physiological data. The unit is capable of recording:

• Heart rate, via basic electrocardiography (ECG/EKG)
• 'Brain waves', via basic electroencephalography (EEG)
• Muscle activity, including facial expressions, eye blinks and startle responses, via electromyography (EMG)
• Pulse rate
• Electrodermal activity (EDA), also known as skin conductance or galvanic skin response (GSR)
• Respiratory rate and effort
• Peripheral blood pressure, via a digital sphygmomanometer and stethoscope

The BIOPAC is user-friendly, but analysing the data it produces is very labour-intensive. It is therefore currently for use by staff and exceptional undergraduate assistants.