Visual ergonomics fundamentals and potential applications

1. F.M. Martínez-Verdú
Color & Vision Group
http://web.ua.es/en/gvc

2.  Visual Brian & Technology Interaction for
daily activities (work, leisure, etc.)
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3.  Definition & scope of Visual Neuroergonomics
 Vision and ageing: natural vs. anomalous
 Future and current technological applications of
Neuroergonomics
 Common RTD interests between Apple & UA
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4.  Human brain, and using its visual perception, and
connected to other brain functions, in daily or
naturalistic or innovative (challenging) conditions
◦ Physical (body) vs. cognitive (brain) activities
 Parameters
 Fatigue
 Attention
 Adaptation
 Training (learning)
 Performance
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5.  Mobile Brain Machine Interaction (MoBI, etc.)
◦ Assessment of cognitive & visual performance
 Visual and cognitive demands lower than human limits
◦ Neurofeedback: interaction (communication) and
improvement of cognitive (& motor) functions
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7.  Basic visual functions:
◦ Detection  Recognition (scaling)  Discrimination
◦  Attention  Decision  Action
 Application fields:
◦ Vision & driving (autonomous car, etc.)
◦ Vision & displays (smartphones, etc.)
◦ Vision & sports (gaming, etc.)
◦ Vision & education (learning, AI, etc.)
◦ Vision & ageing
 Human vision limits
 Optics vs. Neurophysiology
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8.  Discussion: can we be useful as expert in Visual
Sciences (Optics, Perception, Clinics)?
◦ Inter and multi-disciplinary approach
◦ Focus on healthy or anomalous (ill) people??
◦ Types of preventive and/or therapeutic actions:
 Cognitive pharmacology vs. visuo-cognitive activities
 Decline braking vs. resilience vs. anti-fragility
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15.  Mobile BMI: driving, gaming, learning, etc.
 Security & Health: visual and cognitive risks
 Scientific visualization
 Neurofeedback
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 Robust mobile brain sensor technology?
 Comprehensive “wireless” body measurement system?
 Powerful computational software to collectively processing, analyze and
communicate (feedback) both brain-body responses?
 User-friendly??

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Only in MATRIX?
Or also in the real life?

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22. F.M. Martínez-Verdú
Color & Vision Group
http://web.ua.es/en/gvc