Micronta Monitor (630-0664)         Features           Faxback Doc. # 7182

Your Micronta Biofeedback Monitor uses electronics to detect internal body
changes caused by stress.  In a stressed-out world, the monitor can help
you learn how to control tension.  Because of its compact size, you can
take your Biofeedback Monitor with you and practice stress control
wherever you go.

How It Works

The monitor measures galvanic skin resistance (GSR), a reflection of sweat
gland activity and pore size.  Both are controlled by the sympathetic
nervous system.  When you become excited or disturbed to any extent, the
sympathetic nervous system causes chemical and physical changes in your
body.  These changes affect your body's GSR.

When you're calm and relaxed, your GSR increases.  When you're tense and
excited, your GSR decreases.  These GSR changes influence the sound that
comes from the audio oscillator in the monitor.

A high-pitched buzz tone...shows you are tense and feeling stress.

A slow popping sound    ...means you are calm and relaxed.

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