References for SennsMetrics Data Calculations

References for the different metrics calculated in SennsMetrics Analysis software

The following are references for the emotional and cognitive states estimation analysis in SennsMetrics:

Arousal and Impact

[1] Boucsein, W. (2012). Electrodermal Activity. PhD Proposal (Vol. 1).
[2] Benedek, M., & Kaernbach, C. (2010). Decomposition of skin conductance data by means of nonnegative deconvolution. Psychophysiology, 47(4), 647–58.
[3] Benedek, M., & Kaernbach, C. (2010). A continuous measure of phasic electrodermal activity. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 190(1), 80–91.
[4] Kreibig, S. D. (2010). Autonomic nervous system activity in emotion: A review. Biological Psychology, 84(3), 394–421.
[5] Golland, Y., Keissar, K., & Levit-Binnun, N. (2014). Studying the dynamics of autonomic activity during emotional experience. Psychophysiology, 51(11), 1101–1111

Valence

[1] Harmon-Jones, E., Gable, P. A., & Peterson, C. K. (2010). The role of asymmetric frontal cortical activity in emotion-related phenomena: A review and update. Biological Psychology, 84(3), 451–462
[2] Allen, J. J. B., Coan, J. A., & Nazarian, M. (2004). Issues and assumptions on the road from raw signals to metrics of frontal EEG asymmetry in emotion. Biological Psychology, 67, 183–218.
[3] Davidson, R. J. (1992). Anterior Cerebral Asymmetry and the Nature of Emotion. Brain and Cognition, 20, 125–151.

Engagement

[1] Pope, A. T., Bogart, E. H., & Bartolome, D. S. (1995). Biocybernetic system evaluates indices of operator engagement in automated task. Biological Psychology, 40(1–2), 187–195.
[2] Mikulka, P. J., Scerbo, M. W., & Freeman, F. G. (2002). Effects of a biocybernetic system on vigilance performance. Human Factors, 44(4), 654–664.
[3] Freeman, F. G., Mikulka, P. J., Prinzel, L. J., & Scerbo, M. W. (1999). Evaluation of an adaptive automation system using three EEG indices with a visual tracking task. Biological Psychology, 50(1),61–76.
[4] Stikic, M., Berka, C., Levendowski, D. J., Rubio, R. F., Tan, V., Korszen, S., … Wurzel, D. (2014). Modeling temporal sequences of cognitive state changes based on a combination of EEG-engagement, EEG-workload, and heart rate metrics. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8(342), 1–14.

Workload

[1] Gevins, A., Smith, M. E., Leong, H., McEvoy, L., Whitfield, S., Du, R., & Rush, G. (1998). Monitoring working memory load during computer-based tasks with EEG pattern recognition methods. Human Factors, 40(1), 79–91.
[2] Klimesch, W. (1999). EEG alpha and theta oscillations reflect cognitive and memory performance: A review and analysis. Brain Research Reviews, 29(2–3), 169–195. http://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-0173(98)00056-3
[3] Stikic, M., Berka, C., Levendowski, D. J., Rubio, R. F., Tan, V., Korszen, S., … Wurzel, D. (2014). Modeling temporal sequences of cognitive state changes based on a combination of EEG-engagement, EEG-workload, and heart rate metrics. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8(342), 1–14.
[4] Brouwer, A.-M., Hogervorst, M. A., van Erp, J. B. F., Heffelaar, T., Zimmerman, P. H., & Oostenveld, R. (2012). Estimating workload using EEG spectral power and ERPs in the n-back task. Journal of Neural Engineering, 9(April 2016), 1–14

Memory

[1] Klimesch, W., Doppelmayr, M., Schimke, H., & Ripper, B. (1997). Theta synchronization and alpha descynchronization in a memory task. Psychophysiology. Retrieved from FC
[2] Sederberg, P. B., Kahana, M. J., Howard, M. W., Donner, E. J., & Madsen, J. R. (2003). Theta and Gamma Oscillations during Encoding Predict Subsequent Recall. The Journal of Neuroscience, 23(34)
[3] Klimesch, W., Doppelmayr, M., Russegger, H., & Pachinger, T. (1996). Theta Band Power in the Human Scalp EEG and the Encoding of New Information. NeuroReport, 7, 1235–1240.
[4] Long, N. M., Burke, J. F., & Kahana, M. J. (2014). Subsequent memory effect in intracranial and scalp EEG. NeuroImage, 84, 488–494.

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