Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS
EuroHCIR 2013, July 2013
Horia A. Maior, Matthew Pike, Max L. Wilson, Sarah Sharples. 2013. Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS. In EuroHCIR 2013.
Horia A. Maior and Matthew Pike and Max L. Wilson and Sarah Sharples. (2013). Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS. EuroHCIR 2013.
Horia A. Maior and Matthew Pike and Max L. Wilson and Sarah Sharples. "Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS." EuroHCIR 2013, 2013.
Horia A. Maior, Matthew Pike, Max L. Wilson, Sarah Sharples. 2013. Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS. EuroHCIR 2013.
Horia A. Maior and Matthew Pike and Max L. Wilson and Sarah Sharples, "Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS," EuroHCIR 2013, 2013.
@inproceedings{ehci-2014,
title={Directly Evaluating the Cognitive Impact of Search User Interfaces: A Two-Pronged Approach with fNIRS},
author={Horia A. Maior and Matthew Pike and Max L. Wilson and Sarah Sharples},
booktitle={EuroHCIR 2013},
year={2013}
}
fNIRS, Search User Interfaces, Cognitive Load, Information Retrieval, Human Cognition
Abstract
Recent research has focused on understanding the cognitive processes involved in interactive information retrieval, with most studies relying on secondary measures of cognition. Our research directly measures cognitive workload using functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). Among available brain-sensing technologies, fNIRS is particularly suitable for ecologically valid user studies, as it is less affected by body movement and can be worn while using a computer at a desk. This paper presents a two-pronged approach that moves fNIRS research beyond simple psychological tests into real interactive IR tasks while evaluating the cognitive impact of search user interfaces (SUIs).