Experimental stress assessment in biomedical measurement class

Classes at Czech Technical University in Prague focused on biomedical engineering are mainly working with physiological aspects of human body. Nowadays it becomes more common to include also psychological effects on human body, because a mental state of a person can affect the way he or she behaves and approaches problems. This paper describes a class which shows how human body can be affected by its state [1],[3],[4]. The aim is make students realize, that people´s mental state can influence state of body´s function. It is important, because the psychological state can affect decision making skills and performance. In today´s society is very important to consider a human as a part of the loop.