Researchers report that a flexible electrode, implanted in the rat adrenal gland, could measure the activity of the adrenal system in real time, providing a potential method for continuous monitoring of acute and chronic stress responses in the context of diagnosis and treatment of stress disorders.
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Article #18-06392: "Chronic and acute stress monitoring by electrophysiological signals from adrenal gland," by SungHyuk Sunwoo et al .
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