Institut für Psychologie

Homepage on Electrodermal Activity (EDA)

Recording electrodermal activity from palmar sites

Recording electrodermal activity from plantar sites



Recent publications on EDA with involvement of our lab:

Boucsein, W. (2005). Electrodermal measurement. In: N. Stanton, A. Hedge, K. Brookhuis, E. Salas, & H. Hendrick. Handbook of Human Factors and Ergonomic Methods (18-1 – 18-8). London: CRC Press.

Schneider, R., Schmidt, S., Binder, M., Schaefer, F., & Walach, H. (2003). Respiration-related artifacts in EDA recordings: Introducing a standardized method to overcome multiple interpretations. Psychological Reports, 93, 907-920.

Boucsein, W., Schaefer, F., & Sommer, Th. (2001). Electrodermal long-term monitoring in everyday life. In: J. Fahrenberg, & M. Myrtek (Eds.), Progress in Ambulatory Assessment (pp. 549-560). Göttingen: Hogrefe.

Schaefer, F., & Boucsein, W. (2000). Comparison of electrodermal constant voltage and constant current recording techniques using phase angle between alternating voltage and current. Psychophysiology, 37, 85-91.

Handbook on EDA:

Boucsein, W. (2011). Electrodermal Activity (2nd ed.). New York: Plenum Press. 618 pages, ISBN-10: 1461411254, ISBN-13: 978-1461411253

Boucsein, W. (1992). Electrodermal Activity. New York: Plenum Press. 460 pages, ISBN-10: 0306442140, ISBN-13: 978-0306442148