Real-time
physiological
support.

PulseReset reads heart rate from your earbuds and delivers brief, timely interventions when arousal rises — not to diagnose, but to help you stay in control during demanding cognitive work.

Live Session
HR +0% vs baseline
Intervention
60-second breathing reset + reduce task scope
Context
2h post-med · 1 coffee · 43m focus
Recovery
Baseline in 3–5 min

Most focus tools ignore what your body is doing.

Arousal can spike before you notice. Existing apps track time and tasks — they never respond to physiology in the moment.

01

Overload builds silently

Heart rate may rise before you consciously feel stress escalating during deep work.

02

Medication shifts baseline

Stimulants and atomoxetine alter heart rate patterns, complicating any simple interpretation.

03

Recovery is invisible

Finishing a demanding task does not mean your nervous system has returned to baseline.

Three support modes for real-world cognitive work.

01

Stress interruption

Detects rising HR versus your personal baseline. Triggers paced breathing, pause prompts, or task reframing.

02

Medication-aware monitoring

Tracks how HR patterns shift with medication timing, caffeine, and sleep debt — without making treatment claims.

03

Recovery coaching

Detects delayed return to baseline after hard work. Guides short reset protocols before the next effort block.

Designed for the moment.

From real-time monitoring to guided resets and daily patterns — every screen responds to your physiology, context, and timing.

SessionLive
87
BPM
▲ +14% vs baseline
Focus
43m
Post-Med
2h
Intervention ready
Active Reset02:34
4
Breathe In
Step 2 of 4
60-second breathing protocol
RecoveryActive
70%RECOVERED
9274BPM
Estimated
~3 min to baseline
Suggestion
Light stretch before next block
This WeekMar 3–9
Focus Quality
MTWTFSS
Best Focus Window
10:00 – 12:30
Avg HR 8% lower than afternoon
Avg Recovery
4.2min
78
Focus Score
+5 vs last week
ContextToday
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Medication
Elvanse 40mg
Taken 2h 15m ago
Peak window active
Caffeine
1 coffee · 200mg
45 min ago
🌙
Sleep
6.5 hours
Below your 7.2h avg
Recommendation
Consider a reset at 45 min. Lower sleep may shorten your focus window today.

HR-only. Personal baseline. Minimal interpretation.

1

Earbuds capture heart rate in low-motion, seated conditions.

2

The app builds a within-person baseline by context and time of day.

3

Relative shifts evaluated against work state, medication, caffeine, and effort.

4

Short interventions triggered when patterns suggest overload or delayed recovery.

Conservative claims, established physiology.

Heart rate acts as a practical proxy for changes in arousal state — when interpreted within-person, in context, over time.

Heart signals track cognitive load

Heart-related signals reflect changes in autonomic activation during demanding tasks.

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ADHD differences are task-related

The signal is how physiology shifts during attention-demanding contexts, not a static baseline.

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Medication affects cardiovascular state

ADHD medications alter HR and arousal dynamics — medication-aware interpretation is necessary.

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Recovery matters

Autonomic flexibility and return to baseline are relevant to cognitive control and regulation.

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Scientific position: HR alone is useful for state-change screening and within-person tracking. It is not sufficient for diagnosis, reading thoughts, or individualized medical decisions.

What we claim — and what we do not.

Defensible

  • Awareness of physiological state shifts during demanding work.
  • HR as a proxy for rising arousal and incomplete recovery.
  • Testing brief interventions and observing context-driven responses.
  • Understanding patterns across medication, caffeine, sleep, workload.

We Do Not Claim

  • Detecting or diagnosing ADHD.
  • Reading thoughts, attention content, or emotions.
  • Measuring medication effectiveness.
  • Replacing clinical assessment or medical monitoring.

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Careful claims. Real-world usefulness. A cleaner bridge between research and daily cognitive work.

Not a medical device. Not for diagnosis or emergency use.