Interpretation of Data

• • 1. EMOTIV Insight Measures

• • Delta and Theta Waves: Associated with less intense brain functions

    • • • • • Sleep, Meditation, Daydreaming

  • Alpha Waves: Relaxed brain ready for action

• • • • • This has been evidenced by post-walking/running induced relaxed states of mind (exhibited by increased alpha-waves post-workout).

          • • (Schneider et al., 2009; Woo et al., 2009)

• • Beta and Gamma Waves: Associated with greater mental loads

• • • • • Concentration, Stress, Anxiety

2. Fitness Trackers

• • • • • Data collected will be displayed alongside brainwave measures to illustrate the affect and/or association between GPS location, Altitude (Rise or Fall), HR, and HRI in respect to EEG data.

3. iPhone

• • • • • Using a custom app, the iPhone is able to compile the data into a CSV file for conversion into an illustrated data set. This illustration will display as: Focus, Motivation, Arousal, Inward Attention, Heart Rate Interval, Heart Rate, Elevation, and Latitude/Longitude. Furthermore, a map and video will be displayed for mapping and analysis (as necessary and available) of external environment impact on data respectively.

• See Figure 1 for an example of displaying the data.

Focus (Red):

A general measure of mental engagement evidenced by Beta activity in the frontal lobe (Coelli et al., 2015).

Approach Motivation (Orange):

A participant with AM presents more high-frequency waves (or an absence of Alpha activity) on the left frontal lobe than the right (i.e. frontal assymetry or FAS).

+AM is related to high levels of arousal, which may indicate positive emotion (e.g. happiness, excitement) but could also indicate aggression or anger (Coelli et al., 2015).

Arousal/Anxiety (Yellow):

Associated with high-Beta and Gamma waves in the temporal and parietal lobes, likely translated from the amygdyla underneath (Oathes et al., 2008).

+Commonly associated with tunnel vision, wasted energy, and lower long-term performance.

Inward Attention/Meditative State (Green):

Alpha waves are the strongest indicator of a relaxed state of mind; a “ready, but not over-stimulated” state of mind. Relaxation is often accompanied with Theta waves during a daydreaming or meditative experience.

Theta in the frontal and temporal lobes coupled with Alpha in the posterior is a good indicator of meditative state (Lagopoulos et al., 2009). A meditative state equates with a lack of outward focus leading to internal attention.