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Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) provides a cost-effective method to measure hemodynamic correlates of mental activity during task completion in human factors and usability studies.
fNIRS offers a cost-effective method to measure hemodynamic correlates of mental activity in human factors and usability studies.
May support fNIRS in clinician usability studies; leaves open prospective validation for cardiovascular applications.
In this article we review recent and potential applications of optical neuroimaging to human factors and usability research. We focus specifically on functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) because of its cost-effectiveness and ease of implementation. Researchers have used fNIRS to assess a range of psychological phenomena relevant to human factors, such as cognitive workload, attention, motor activity, and more. It offers the opportunity to measure hemodynamic correlates of mental activity during task completion in human factors and usability studies. We also consider some limitations and future research directions.
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Hill et al. (2016) conducted a review in Human factors and usability. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was evaluated. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) provides a cost-effective method to measure hemodynamic correlates of mental activity during task completion in human factors and usability studies.
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