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PREDICTING COGNITIVE WORKLOAD WITH MEASURES FROM FUNCTIONAL NEAR-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (FNIRS) AND HEART RATE
- Date Issued:
- 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 |
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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) | |
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2013-08-01 B.S. Sciences, Dept. of Psychology Bachelors This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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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 |
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Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004478 | |
Restrictions on Access: | public | |
Host Institution: | UCF |