Recognition of Attentional States in VR Environment: An fNIRS Study
Artykuł w czasopiśmie
MNiSW
100
Lista 2021
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Autorzy: | Zapała Dariusz, Augustynowicz Paweł, Tokovarov Mikhail |
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Rok wydania: | 2022 |
Wersja dokumentu: | Drukowana | Elektroniczna |
Język: | angielski |
Numer czasopisma: | 9 |
Wolumen/Tom: | 22 |
Numer artykułu: | 3133 |
Strony: | 1 - 12 |
Impact Factor: | 3,9 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 7 |
Scopus® Cytowania: | 13 |
Bazy: | Web of Science | Scopus |
Efekt badań statutowych | NIE |
Finansowanie: | This research and the APC was funded by Cortivision sp. z o.o. (Lublin, Poland), grant number CPP-2021/10/4. |
Materiał konferencyjny: | NIE |
Publikacja OA: | TAK |
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Sposób udostępnienia: | Witryna wydawcy |
Wersja tekstu: | Ostateczna wersja opublikowana |
Czas opublikowania: | W momencie opublikowania |
Data opublikowania w OA: | 20 kwietnia 2022 |
Abstrakty: | angielski |
An improvement in ecological validity is one of the significant challenges for 21st-century neuroscience. At the same time, the study of neurocognitive processes in real-life situations requires good control of all variables relevant to the results. One possible solution that combines the capability of creating realistic experimental scenarios with adequate control of the test environment is virtual reality. Our goal was to develop an integrative research workspace involving a CW-fNIRS and head-mounted-display (HMD) technology dedicated to offline and online cognitive experiments. We designed an experimental study in a repeated-measures model on a group of BCI-naïve participants to verify our assumptions. The procedure included a 3D environment-adapted variant of the classic n- back task (2-back version). Tasks were divided into offline (calibration) and online (feedback) sessions. In both sessions, the signal was recorded during the cognitive task for within-group comparisons of changes in oxy-Hb concentration in the regions of interest (the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex-DLPFC and middle frontal gyrus-MFG). In the online session, the recorded signal changes were translated into real-time feedback. We hypothesized that it would be possible to obtain significantly higher than the level-of-chance threshold classification accuracy for the enhanced attention engagement (2-back task) vs. relaxed state in both conditions. Additionally, we measured participants′ subjective experiences of the BCI control in terms of satisfaction. Our results confirmed hypotheses regarding the offline condition. In accordance with the hypotheses, combining fNIRS and HMD technologies enables the effective transfer of experimental cognitive procedures to a controlled VR environment. This opens the new possibility of creating more ecologically valid studies and training procedures. |