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Officer recruit tactical performance can be predicted from electrodermal dynamics during scenario-based training, and a brief biofeedback-based breathing intervention significantly slows threat-triggered sympathetic arousal. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To determine whether electrodermal stress dynamics predict tactical performance in police recruits and whether a biofeedback-based breathing intervention modulates sympathetic arousal.

August 28, 2026StressOpen Access

Electrodermal signatures of stress during tactical law enforcement training

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MBMarcelo Bigliassi JCJesse Curtis VYVivian Vu Yasutake

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Controlled study reveals biofeedback reduces sympathetic arousal and predicts tactical performance in police recruits, suggesting autonomic regulation improves high-stress decision-making.

Key Points

To determine whether electrodermal stress dynamics predict tactical performance in police recruits and whether a biofeedback-based breathing intervention modulates sympathetic arousal.
Evaluated police recruits assigned to an experimental biofeedback breathing intervention group or a control group during scenario-based tactical training.
Measured electrodermal dynamics and response latency before and after tactical training scenarios to assess threat-triggered sympathetic arousal.
Controls exhibited shorter post-training latency to threat, whereas the experimental group maintained stable latency (p = .031, d = 0.86).
Electrodermal dynamics measured during scenario training significantly predicted recruit tactical performance and performance improvements.
A brief biofeedback-based breathing protocol significantly slowed threat-triggered sympathetic arousal.

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Bigliassi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9145c5d15324a1df3a9027 https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2026.2723354

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August 28, 2026StressOpen Access

Electrodermal signatures of stress during tactical law enforcement training

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Authors

MBMarcelo Bigliassi JCJesse Curtis VYVivian Vu Yasutake

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Overview

Controlled study reveals biofeedback reduces sympathetic arousal and predicts tactical performance in police recruits, suggesting autonomic regulation improves high-stress decision-making.

Key Points

To determine whether electrodermal stress dynamics predict tactical performance in police recruits and whether a biofeedback-based breathing intervention modulates sympathetic arousal.
Evaluated police recruits assigned to an experimental biofeedback breathing intervention group or a control group during scenario-based tactical training.
Measured electrodermal dynamics and response latency before and after tactical training scenarios to assess threat-triggered sympathetic arousal.
Controls exhibited shorter post-training latency to threat, whereas the experimental group maintained stable latency (p = .031, d = 0.86).
Electrodermal dynamics measured during scenario training significantly predicted recruit tactical performance and performance improvements.
A brief biofeedback-based breathing protocol significantly slowed threat-triggered sympathetic arousal.

Cite This Study

Bigliassi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9145c5d15324a1df3a9027 https://doi.org/10.1080/10253890.2026.2723354

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