GoBe U: Does Neuroactivity Account for Cortisol Levels?

Neuroactivity, a feature in the GoBe smart band and the HEALBE app, helps you understand the current state of your nervous system using real-time physiological data. However, it does not factor in cortisol levels directly.

How Neuroactivity Is Measured

GoBe determines your neuroactivity level by using GSR (galvanic skin response) technology. The GSR sensor on your device measures skin resistance 10 times per second. These readings reflect how your autonomic nervous system responds to external and internal stimuli.

The data is processed by proprietary HEALBE algorithms, which translate it into an estimated nervous system state. This information is then displayed on the smart band and in the HEALBE app.

What About Cortisol?

While cortisol levels do influence your body’s overall physiological response (and can affect nervous system tone), they are not directly included in the neuroactivity calculation. In other words, the neuroactivity feature does not take into account cortisol peaks, such as those that occur naturally in the morning.

However, cortisol levels can affect other processes, such as insulin response and blood sugar levels, which you can observe in the calorie intake and digestion charts available in the app. These are separate from the metrics used in the neuroactivity feature.

Summary

• Neuroactivity is based on GSR (skin resistance) only.

• Cortisol levels are not tracked or included in neuroactivity estimates.

• Cortisol’s influence may still be seen indirectly in other HEALBE metrics, such as caloric intake and digestion patterns.