Mental states assessment

NEUROSCIENCE FOR AVIATION, AEROSPACE, DEFENCE AND HEALTH

NEUROSCIENCE FOR AVIATION, AEROSPACE, DEFENCE AND HEALTH

Measuring operators’ cognitive and emotional states, training progresses, and teamwork in operative contexts is really innovative. The Neuroscience Lab develops methodologies able to measure these parameters in real time under real settings (so not only in the labs).

 

Correlation and similarity between cerebral and non-cerebral electrical activity for user’s states assessment

Human tissues own conductive properties, and the electrical activity produced by human organs can propagate throughout the body due to neuro transmitters and electrolytes. Therefore, it might be reasonable to hypothesize correlations and similarities between electrical activities among different parts of the body.

Neurophysiological vigilance characterisation and assessment: Laboratory and realistic validations involving professional air traffic controllers

Vigilance degradation usually causes significant performance decrement. It is also considered the major factor causing the out-of-the-loop phenomenon (OOTL) occurrence. OOTL is strongly related to a high level of automation in operative contexts such as the Air Traffic Management (ATM), and it could lead to a negative impact on the Air Traffic Controllers’ (ATCOs) engagement. As a consequence, being able to monitor the ATCOs’ vigilance would be very important to prevent risky situations.

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