Science

The science behind the diagnostic

Most performance work relies on what people say about themselves. We add what actually happens when demands rise: in the subconscious processes in the brain and in the body.

Four layers, one picture

01

Behaviour

Decision tasks under controlled time and information pressure. We look at accuracy, speed, information search and strategy.

02

Neuroscience (EEG)

Electrical brain activity recorded during the tasks. We examine measures associated with attention and cognitive load, interpreted alongside behaviour, never on their own.

03

Eye-tracking

Where attention goes and how people search for information as demands rise.

04

Physiology

Heart rate, heart rate variability and electrodermal activity, which reflect activation under demand and recovery afterwards.

Why combine them

No single signal tells the whole story. We look for patterns that converge across layers, because a pattern seen in several signals is more informative than any one number.

What this is not

It is not a clinical diagnosis, a personality test or a medical assessment. It does not read minds or detect truthfulness. It describes how performance changes under the demands we test.

Protocol status

Our standardized Performance Under Pressure protocol is in its pilot phase and is being refined with early participants. Grounded in published resourses on neurosciences, cognitive load and stress physiology.

Your data

Participants give informed consent. Data are used only for assessment, stored securely and and handled in line with GDPR and, where applicable, Swiss data protection law.

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