IMAGS Hardware Overview
IMAGS works by measuring and recording the conductivity of skin in real time. This is done by using a pair of sensors that send a small, non-harmful electrical current through the skin. We then measure how strong that current is at one sensor versus the other sensor, send it to the circuit, and process it to get the current GSR value. The circuit then connects to the IMAGS website via Bluetooth, where we can watch and record the live GSR values.General hardware Overview here
IMAGS is a cross-institutional project at the convergence of several fields including music therapy, music technology, and medicine. The founding IMAGS PIs are Andi Hunt, of Rowan University, V.J. Manzo of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Rick Dammers of Rowan University, and Jim Bailey at Rowan University. Additional collaborators have included researchers from the RATLab including Ava Mattimore, Sarah Meaney, Nico Tan, Mikey McCafferty, and Jake Pelrah, and WPI students including Yan Acevedo, Brendan Reilly and Spencer Trautz.
For more info, contact: gr-IMAGS@wpi.edu
Some of Our IMAGS Research:
Integrating Physiological Measures within a Music Therapy Research Course
Related Research:
Mitchell & MacDonald survey
—Patients say they use music for chronic pain relief, and say that music that is personally relevant is most effective
Garza-Villareal, et al. meta-analysis
—Music listening reduces chronic pain and depression, with a higher effect for patient-selected music rather than researcher-selected music.
Rodgers-Melnick survey
—Patients use music not just for relaxation, but also for motivation and to promote movement, exercise, and enjoyment