An analysis on EEG power spectrum under pressure of girdle
International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology
ISSN: 0955-6222
Article publication date: 3 August 2015
Abstract
Purpose
The pressure exerted on the body by clothes is one important factor affecting the comfort of clothing, it is an effective method to evaluate pressure comfort by physiology and psychology. The purpose of this paper is to measure, electroencephalography (EEG), an index of brain activity in order to examine the effect on brain activity conditions caused by oppression exerted by clothing on the body.
Design/methodology/approach
EEG power spectrum analysis was conduct to verify the electrophysiological characteristic of brain caused by pressure on the body by girdle.
Findings
Experimental results showed that the intensity of α waves in the pressure condition is decreased compared to the non-pressure condition, and the somatosensory activated by pressure of girdle mainly in occipital, frontal and parietal region of brain.
Originality/value
It was clarified that it is impossible to evaluate the clothes pressure by physiological technique of EEG, this study has enriched methods of evaluation pressure comfort.
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Acknowledgements
This study has been supported by special funds of Fuzhou Department of Science & Technology (No. 2013-G-89), special funds of Fujian Department of Education (No. JB11124) and special funds of Minjiang University Scientific Research Department (No. YKQ12002).
Citation
Liu, Y. and Chen, D. (2015), "An analysis on EEG power spectrum under pressure of girdle", International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology, Vol. 27 No. 4, pp. 495-505. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCST-05-2014-0065
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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