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PREDICTING COGNITIVE WORKLOAD WITH MEASURES FROM FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FNIRS) AND HEART RATE

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2013
Abstract/Description:
The objective of this study was to assess low to high levels of Cognitive Workload by measuring heart rate and cortical blood flow in real-time. Four conditions were implemented into a within-subjects experimental design. Two conditions of difficulty and two conditions of trial order were used to illicit different levels of workload which will be analyzed with psychophysiological equipment. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) has become more prominent for measuring the blood oxygenation levels in the prefrontal cortex of individuals operating in hazardous work environments, students with learning disabilities, and in research for military training. This is due to the fNIR device being highly mobile, inexpensive, and able to produce a high-spatial resolution of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during executive functioning. Heart Rate will be measured by an Electrocardiogram, which will be used in concordance with fNIR oxygenation levels to predict if an individual is in a condition that produces low or high mental workload. Successfully utilizing heart rate and blood oxygenation data as predictors of cognitive workload may validate implementing multiple physiological devices together in real-time and may be a more accurate solution for preventing excessive workload.
Title: PREDICTING COGNITIVE WORKLOAD WITH MEASURES FROM FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FNIRS) AND HEART RATE.
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Name(s): Duany, John, Author
Bohil, Corey, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2013
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: The objective of this study was to assess low to high levels of Cognitive Workload by measuring heart rate and cortical blood flow in real-time. Four conditions were implemented into a within-subjects experimental design. Two conditions of difficulty and two conditions of trial order were used to illicit different levels of workload which will be analyzed with psychophysiological equipment. Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) has become more prominent for measuring the blood oxygenation levels in the prefrontal cortex of individuals operating in hazardous work environments, students with learning disabilities, and in research for military training. This is due to the fNIR device being highly mobile, inexpensive, and able to produce a high-spatial resolution of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex during executive functioning. Heart Rate will be measured by an Electrocardiogram, which will be used in concordance with fNIR oxygenation levels to predict if an individual is in a condition that produces low or high mental workload. Successfully utilizing heart rate and blood oxygenation data as predictors of cognitive workload may validate implementing multiple physiological devices together in real-time and may be a more accurate solution for preventing excessive workload.
Identifier: CFH0004478 (IID), ucf:45070 (fedora)
Note(s): 2013-08-01
B.S.
Sciences, Dept. of Psychology
Bachelors
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Subject(s): functional near-infrared spectroscopy
fNIRS
heart rate
cortical blood flow
oxygenated hemoglobin
cognitive performance
cognitive workload
mental workload
prefrontal cortex
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004478
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

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