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EmotionCheck: A Wearable Device to Regulate Anxiety through False Heart Rate Feedback

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Previous studies indicate that the way we perceive our bodily signals, such as our heart rate, can influence how we feel. Inspired by these studies, we built EmotionCheck, which is a wearable device that can change users' perception of their heart rate through subtle vibrations on the wrist. The results of an experiment with 67 participants show that the EmotionCheck device can help users regulate their anxiety through false feedback of a slow heart rate.

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      cover image GetMobile: Mobile Computing and Communications
      GetMobile: Mobile Computing and Communications  Volume 21, Issue 2
      June 2017
      34 pages
      ISSN:2375-0529
      EISSN:2375-0537
      DOI:10.1145/3131214
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