The gold standard in portable stress research

VU-AMS

Our VU-AMS integrated system provides precise, daily life physiological data for researchers and clinical practitioners.

Years of experience

450+

Publications

4-in-1 system for easy data collection

Capture physiological activity and examine multiple parameters using a single device, simplifying the data collection experience for both researchers and participants.
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Physical activity’s impact on cardiac activity and autonomic regulation in university students: A baseline study

26 May 2026

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Effects of conscious connected breathing on cortical brain activity, mood and state of consciousness in healthy adults

26 May 2026

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Circadian variation in base rate measures of cardiac autonomic activity

26 May 2026

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Disconnected–impaired interoceptive accuracy and its association with self-perception and cardiac vagal tone in patients with dissociative disorder

26 May 2026

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Estimated preejection period (PEP) based on the detection of the R-wave and dZ/dt-min peaks does not adequately reflect the actual PEP across a wide range of laboratory and …

26 May 2026

Internationally trusted

Our ambulatory monitors can be found in laboratories and institutions across the globe.

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Headquarters

Amsterdam

Research facility

Wageningen University & Research

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“Since the development in the 1990s, VU-AMS has played an important role in the advancement of ambulatory stress monitoring for scientific research. These decades of innovation and experience are combined in the latest version of the VU-AMS device as well…”

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“The VU University Ambulatory Monitoring System (VU-AMS) developed at the VU University in Amsterdam is used worldwide by many research groups to study stress and emotion in both laboratory and naturalistic settings. Over 300 publications feature the VU-AMS in research…”

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“The device plays a central role in the ongoing cardiovascular stress and genetics research of the department of Biological Psychology and the Netherlands Twin Registry. This ongoing scientific demand from within has maintained the VU-AMS in a continuous state of…”

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