Improving Mindfulness with Audio-Augmented Wearable

Researchers from Stanford’s SHAPE Lab and the Virtual Human Interaction Lab have developed a new device that consists of two microphones strapped to the wrists, which gather sounds produced by the hands and channel enhanced audio to earbuds. They believe the research can improve mindfulness and be used in clinical or therapeutic settings.

To test their hypothesis, the team conducted an in-lab experiment with 60 users. During the study, users interacted with various objects, with half receiving audio augmentation from the device while the other half did not. Researchers measured the device’s impact using both standardized questionnaires (e.g., the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale – State) and tracked user behavior, such as the length of time spent examining objects and the exploratory patterns they exhibited.

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