Table 1. Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) of physiological and neural measures across interest and noise conditions

From: Differential effects of external noise and situational interest on neurophysiological responses during video based learning

 

Noise type

Interest level

 

Quiet

Continuous

Intermittent

High

Low

GSR tonic activity

M = 1.529 SD = 0.25

M = 1.528 SD = 0.26

M = 1.55 SD = 0.27

M = 1.49 SD = 0.24

M = 1.58 SD = 0.29

GSR phasic activity

M = 0.039 SD = 0.028

M = 0.038 SD = 0.029

M = 0.04 SD = 0.032

M = 0.037 SD = 0.028

M = 0.042 SD = 0.03

Speech tracking decoding

M = 0.079 SD = 0.03

M = 0.091 SD = 0.035

M = 0.078 SD = 0.03

M = 0.093 Sd=0.031

M = 0.084 SD = 0.027

PSD alpha power

M = 8.38 SD = 8.63

M = 8.14 SD = 8.80

M = 8.62 SD = 9.21

M = 7.98 SD = 8.4

M = 8.64 SD = 9.36

PSD beta power

M = 3.12 SD = 1.46

M = 3.10 SD = 1.46

M = 3.17 SD = 1.59

M = 3.14 SD = 1.55

M = 3.04 SD = 1.44

  1. Values are shown separately for each noise type (quiet, continuous, intermittent) and interest level (high, low) for GSR tonic and phasic activity, speech tracking decoding, and spectral power in the alpha and beta frequency bands.