Your Future Smart Wristband - Wearable Technology for Health and Emotion Monitoring

Explore the future of wearable technology in this insightful lecture by Professor Rosalind W. Picard, focusing on the potential of smart wristbands to revolutionize health monitoring and emotional understanding. Discover how wrist sensors can collect crucial physiological data related to emotions and health, with examples highlighting patterns in sleep, stress, engagement, and epileptic seizures. Delve into topics such as skin conductance, autonomic nervous system responses, and the relationship between wristband data and brain activity. Learn about sleep asymmetry, various sleep stages, and the potential applications of wristband technology in detecting and managing conditions like depression and sleep apnea. Gain valuable insights into the cutting-edge research being conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Affective Computing Research Group and the potential impact of these innovations on future healthcare and personal well-being.

Introduction
Skin Conductance
autonomic nervous system
Galvanic skin
Sweat gland
Audio therapy
Baby Boom
Amplitude
Characterization
Story Time
Wristband Data
Wrist Response
Amygdala
Recap
Brain Signals on the Wrist
Deep Brain Activity
Wristband Activity
Sleep Asymmetry
Sleep Stages
Sleep Frequency
Storms
QA
Pacing
Audio
Timestamps
Questions
Wrists vs Legs
Depression
Eye Movement
Sleep Apnea
Other Sensors