Abstract
The cognitive workload of a steering task could reflect its demand on attentional as well as working memory resources under different conditions. These respective demands could be differentiated by evaluating components of the event-related potential (ERP) response to different types of stimulus probes, which are claimed to reflect the availability of either attention (i.e., novelty-P3) or working memory (i.e., target-P3) resources. Here, a within-subject analysis is employed to evaluate the robustness of ERP measurements in discriminating the cognitive demands of different steering conditions. We find that the amplitude of novelty-P3 ERPs to task-irrelevant environmental sounds is diminished when participants are required to perform a steering task. This indicates that steering places a demand on attentional resources. In addition, target-P3 ERPs to a secondary auditory detection task vary when the controller dynamics in the steering task are manipulated. This indicates that differences in controller dynamics vary in their working memory demands.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015 |
| Publisher | Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc. |
| Pages | 1042-1046 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Volume | 2015-January |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780945289470 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | 59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 2015 Oct 26 → 2015 Oct 30 |
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| Other | 59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Period | 15/10/26 → 15/10/30 |
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On the cognitive demands of different controller dynamics : A within-subject P300 analysis. / Scheer, Menja; Bulthoff, Heinrich; Chuang, Lewis L.
2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015. Vol. 2015-January Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc., 2015. p. 1042-1046.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AB - The cognitive workload of a steering task could reflect its demand on attentional as well as working memory resources under different conditions. These respective demands could be differentiated by evaluating components of the event-related potential (ERP) response to different types of stimulus probes, which are claimed to reflect the availability of either attention (i.e., novelty-P3) or working memory (i.e., target-P3) resources. Here, a within-subject analysis is employed to evaluate the robustness of ERP measurements in discriminating the cognitive demands of different steering conditions. We find that the amplitude of novelty-P3 ERPs to task-irrelevant environmental sounds is diminished when participants are required to perform a steering task. This indicates that steering places a demand on attentional resources. In addition, target-P3 ERPs to a secondary auditory detection task vary when the controller dynamics in the steering task are manipulated. This indicates that differences in controller dynamics vary in their working memory demands.
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