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. 2022 Jan 20;9:10. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01117-0

Table 1.

Overview of Database Characteristics.

Emotion Stimuli type Stimuli Name Used in Study Time Interval [s] N Minutes of recordings of psychophysiological signals
Valence Motivation ECG ICG EDA SBP DBP CO TPR RESP TEMP
Amusement film A Fish called Wanda 5–7 120 348 270 426 656 526 270 212 212 212 212 0 0
film Benny & Joone 6 120 68 136 0 100 100 134 116 116 116 116 0 0
film The Visitors 5, 6 120 137 274 0 234 104 274 218 218 218 218 0 0
film When Harry Met Sally 5, 6 120 137 274 0 236 106 268 216 216 216 216 0 0
Anger film American History X 5–7 120 356 286 426 678 536 282 230 230 230 230 0 0
film In the Name of the Father 5, 6 120 137 274 0 242 100 270 218 218 218 218 0 0
film Man Bites Dog 5, 6 120 148 296 0 256 114 290 240 240 240 240 0 0
speech preparation Anger Speech 2 180 134 0 402 402 0 402 384 384 261 261 129 402
Disgust film Seven 6 120 73 146 0 106 106 142 126 126 126 126 0 0
Excitement film Summer Olympic Games 7 120 213 0 426 426 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fear film Fear ClipsA 4 221 43 158 0 158 0 158 140 140 140 140 0 0
film The Blair Witch Project 6 120 68 136 0 106 106 130 118 118 118 118 0 0
Gratitude sms Gratitude Message 3 180 147 426 0 426 426 420 405 405 405 405 0 0
Neutral film Blue 1 5–7 120 324 222 426 624 498 222 190 190 190 190 0 0
film Blue 2 6 120 48 96 0 72 72 96 86 86 86 86 0 0
film Blue 3 6 120 48 96 0 72 72 96 86 86 86 86 0 0
film Emperor 1 5, 6 120 111 222 0 198 72 222 190 190 190 190 0 0
film Emperor 2 6 120 48 96 0 72 72 96 86 86 86 86 0 0
film The Lover 5 120 63 126 0 126 0 126 104 104 104 104 0 0
film Twin Peaks 6 120 48 96 0 72 72 96 86 86 86 86 0 0
films Neutral clipsB 4 221 40 147 0 147 0 147 133 133 133 133 0 0
pictures Set of NAPS neutral photos 1, 2 180 60 0 180 180 0 180 168 168 168 168 0 180
resting baseline Physiological baseline 1–7 300C 1157 2771 2705 5236 2186 4390 3960 3960 3250 3250 710 1640
SMS Neutral message 3 180 147 426 0 426 426 420 405 405 405 405 0 0
Positive Emotion HA pictures Set of NAPS positive HA photos 1, 2 180 112 0 336 336 0 336 321 321 171 171 141 336
Positive Emotion LA pictures Set of NAPS positive LA photos 1, 2 180 113 0 339 339 0 339 333 333 189 189 138 339
Sadness film Dangerous Minds 6 120 61 122 0 94 94 116 106 106 106 106 0 0
film The Champ 7 120 213 0 426 426 426 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tenderness film Life Is Beautiful 6 120 69 138 0 106 106 136 118 118 118 118 0 0
film The Dead Poets Society 6 120 66 132 0 90 90 132 116 116 116 116 0 0
Threat speech preparation Threat Speech 1, 2 30D 95 0 285 285 0 285 267 267 267 267 0 285
Total (hours) 123 106 215 114 175 156 156 138 138 19 53 123

Valence = positive-negative, Motivation = approach-avoidance tendency, Temp = fingertip skin temperature, Resp = respiration, ECG = electrocardiography, EDA = electrodermal activity, ICG = impedance cardiography, Z0 = baseline impedance, dZ = sensed impedance signal, dZ/dt = sensed impedance signal derivative over time, SBP = systolic blood pressure, DBP = diastolic blood pressure, CO = cardiac output, TPR = total peripheral resistance. HA = high-approach. LA = low-approach. AFear Clips: Blair Witch Project & A Tale of Two Sisters. BNeutral clips: The Lover & Blue 2. Cin Study 3 baseline interval was 180s. Din Study 2 threat speech preparation interval was 180s.