Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks

Recent efforts have shown that functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has potential value for brain sensing in HCI user studies. Research has shown that, although large head movement significantly affects fNIRS data, typical keyboard use, mouse movement, and non-task-related verbalisations do...

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Main Authors: Maior, Horia A., Pike, Matthew, Sharples, Sarah, Wilson, Max L.
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Published: ACM 2015
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31320/
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author Maior, Horia A.
Pike, Matthew
Sharples, Sarah
Wilson, Max L.
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Sharples, Sarah
Wilson, Max L.
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description Recent efforts have shown that functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has potential value for brain sensing in HCI user studies. Research has shown that, although large head movement significantly affects fNIRS data, typical keyboard use, mouse movement, and non-task-related verbalisations do not affect measurements during Verbal tasks. This work aims to examine the Reliability of fNIRS, by 1) confirming these prior findings, and 2) significantly extending our understanding of how artefacts affect recordings during Spatial tasks, since much of user interfaces and interaction is inherently spatial. Our results show that artefacts have a significantly different impact during Verbal and Spatial tasks. We contribute clearer insights into using fNIRS as a tool within HCI user studies.
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spelling nottingham-313202020-05-04T20:11:24Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31320/ Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks Maior, Horia A. Pike, Matthew Sharples, Sarah Wilson, Max L. Recent efforts have shown that functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has potential value for brain sensing in HCI user studies. Research has shown that, although large head movement significantly affects fNIRS data, typical keyboard use, mouse movement, and non-task-related verbalisations do not affect measurements during Verbal tasks. This work aims to examine the Reliability of fNIRS, by 1) confirming these prior findings, and 2) significantly extending our understanding of how artefacts affect recordings during Spatial tasks, since much of user interfaces and interaction is inherently spatial. Our results show that artefacts have a significantly different impact during Verbal and Spatial tasks. We contribute clearer insights into using fNIRS as a tool within HCI user studies. ACM 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed Maior, Horia A., Pike, Matthew, Sharples, Sarah and Wilson, Max L. (2015) Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks. In: CHI 2015: Crossings, 18-23 April 2015, Seoul, South Korea. BCI Brain-Computer Interface fNIRS Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Human Cognition http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=2702123.2702315
spellingShingle BCI
Brain-Computer Interface
fNIRS
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Human Cognition
Maior, Horia A.
Pike, Matthew
Sharples, Sarah
Wilson, Max L.
Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks
title Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks
title_full Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks
title_fullStr Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks
title_full_unstemmed Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks
title_short Examining the reliability of using fNIRS in realistic HCI settings for spatial and verbal tasks
title_sort examining the reliability of using fnirs in realistic hci settings for spatial and verbal tasks
topic BCI
Brain-Computer Interface
fNIRS
Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Human Cognition
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31320/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31320/