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An objective assessment of the cognitive burden imposed by a task (cognitive workload) is of fundamental interest in that it would provide a “window” into one’s current allocation of cognitive resources. Such insight would have tremendous implications in maximizing human performance through a multitude of applications including human-computer interaction. The authors propose a novel, electroencephalographic (EEG)-derived metric, which relies on the event-related potential (ERP) component, novelty-P3. A theoretical rationale and experimental evidence supporting the metric’s utility are provided, followed by future directions.
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Rietschel, J.C., Miller, M.W. (2013). The Development and Application of a Novel Physiological Metric of Cognitive Workload. In: Schmorrow, D.D., Fidopiastis, C.M. (eds) Foundations of Augmented Cognition. AC 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8027. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39454-6_62
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