Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·PinnedPower of breathYagmur Idil Ozdemir, April 29 2021 At Sensae, we are interested in integrating this technique to our platform so we can improve physiological health through biofeedback powered with haptics. In this article we will go through a brief history and background to breathing techniques and their application in biofeedback and stress management. We will then present some recent data on our approach to breathing biofeedbackMental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Faidra Papanikolaou·Apr 21, 2021Meditation- Bringing back clarityFaidra Papanikolaou, April 21 2021 “A life experienced only through the mind and its stories is like a black and white picture of a beautiful sunset” (Doyle, 2014, p. 11) Humans seem constantly lost in their thoughts, listening and believing daunting stories about the future, or experiencing guilt about their…Meditation5 min readMeditation5 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Apr 7, 2021BiofeedbackYagmur Idil Ozdemir, April 7 2021 How many times have we heard this golden advice: “listen to your heart” or this one “listen to your gut” Everyday we listen to our own body to navigate through our highly complex psychosocial and physical world. Our daily decisions and actions depend on…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Faidra Papanikolaou·Feb 23, 2021Interoception and stressFaidra Papanikolaou, February 23 2021 This short article aims to describe how awareness of our bodies influences our stress response and how a lack of body awareness may increase the risk of “unconscious” stress, which can be the source of mental and physical health problems. …Stress5 min readStress5 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Jan 14, 2021What is stress and when does it become chronic?Yagmur Idil Ozdemir, January 14 2021 We all want to reduce the negative impact of stress from our daily lives, but we cannot do this without first a clear understanding of what is our stress, and when does it get unhelpful. So in this blog post, we will dive into…Mental Health3 min readMental Health3 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Jan 8, 2021The global epidemic of stress and anxietyYagmur Idil Ozdemir, January 8 2021 Have you been experiencing stress that sometimes doesn’t seem to just go away? Do you worry that this could transform into a persistent health issue? We hope that you did not answer yes to these questions, but if you did, you are not alone…Mental Health6 min readMental Health6 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Nov 13, 2020Touch can tap into our social and emotional well-beingYagmur Idil Ozdemir, November 13 2020 The link between oxytocin, CT afferent fibers and our wellbeing Oxytocin is a hormone that has wide-reaching importance in regulating our social well-being and mental wellness. Oxytocin is a type of neuropeptide, which is a signalling molecule in our nervous system. Oxytocin is released…Neuroscience3 min readNeuroscience3 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Nov 6, 2020Touch can bind us togetherYagmur Idil Ozdemir, November 6 2020 Our touch carries messages to other people Findings that extend from neuroscience to developmental psychology support show that touch has regulatory effects in our social well-being, and the CT fibers we covered before are the most likely conductor of this effect. The importance of touch in our social connections is well…2 min read2 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Oct 30, 2020Touch makes us happyYagmur Idil Ozdemir, October 30 2020 CT-fiber and its implications in our well-being The 4 groups of low-threshold mechanoreceptors that we covered in our previous blog are highly studied, but they are not the only types of mechanoreceptors worth exploring. The discrete C-afferent tactile fibers, or CT-fibers for short, innervate a heterogeneous group of mechanoreceptors that are…Sensory Processing3 min readSensory Processing3 min read
Yagmur Idil Ozdemir·Oct 23, 2020Touch allows us to feelYagmur Idil Ozdemir, October 23 2020 How does it work? The sense of touch that our skin allows is so innate and essential to our identity, but how much do we know about our skin and how it allows us to feel touch? Follow this series of posts on touch to learn more. We…Sensory Processing3 min readSensory Processing3 min read