A system and method for the acquisition and analysis of physiological data, such as for example, electrophysiological data including but not limited to EEG, EKG, EMG EOG, and biomechanical data relating to breathing and/or respiration to provide further insight to the person's health and/or behavior. A plurality of self-contained sensors having an electrically-conducting interface, an amplifier, an analog to digital converter, and a wireless transceiver may be used. Each of the self-contained sensors may be about the size of a watch battery. A sensor array embedded within a conductive fabric may also be used to detect physiological data. The conductive fabric may be included a plurality of conduct nodes rising out of a surface of the conductive fabric or may be a quilted meshwork having a plurality of sections, each section forming a conductive surface for detecting physiological data.