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# It's known Your Brain and Heart are Connected.

Our team spent 20 years figuring out how to measure the subtle changes that happen in your body when you make a crucial decision.

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## Our team discovered the connection between oxytocin, cardiac activity, and economic actions.

Starting in his academic lab 20 years ago, Dr. Paul Zak and Dr. Jorge Barraza were trying to figure out what drives human connection to stories.

What they figured out is changing the way stories and teams are built around the world.

With the proven science of [Immersion](https://www.getimmersion.com), known is the only way to measure in real-time what someones' brain loves using smartwatches and fitness sensors we all wear every day.

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# Immersion, the science behind known, is the combination of attention & emotional resonance.

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## Proven Science & Proven to Work

**known** is powered by Immersion Neuroscience.

Immersion is proven science that's backed by published, peer-reviewed publications. Our work is among the most cited in the field of neuromarketing. 

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### 19,000 Citations

Immersion, the science behind **known**, is cited by over 19k other academics - putting it in the top 0.03% of all scientific research.

### 20 Years of Work

It took nearly two decades to figure out how your brain influences your body, learn to read the correct signals in your body to understand your brain and develop the algorithms that power our product.

### 3rd Party Proof

With original funding by the US Government, all of the science behind known had to be proven by outside 3rd parties - including Johns Hopkins.

### 85% Accuracy in Predictions

**known** predicts market outcomes like buying, sharing, downloads, and recall with over 85% accuracy.

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- [known vs. Facial Coding](https://www.getimmersion.com/v4/immersion-vs-facialcoding)
- [known vs. EDA](https://www.getimmersion.com/v4/immersion-vs-eda)
- [known vs. fMRI](https://www.getimmersion.com/v4/immersion-vs-fmri)
- [known vs. Eye Tracking](https://www.getimmersion.com/v4/immersion-vs-eyetracking)

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