Enhancing Visuospatial Attention Performance with Brain-Computer Interfaces

Romain Trachel (1, 2) , Thomas Brochier (2) , Maureen Clerc (1)

1 ATHENA - Computational Imaging of the Central Nervous System
2 INT - Institut de Neurosciences de la Timone

Visuospatial attention is often investigated with features related to the head or the gaze during Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). However the focus of attention can be dissociated from overt responses such as eye movements, and impossible to detect from behavioral data. Actually, Electroencephalography (EEG) can also provide valuable information about covert aspects of spatial attention. Therefore we propose a innovative approach in view of developping a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) to enhance human reaction speed and accuracy. This poster presents an offline evaluation of the approach based on physiological data recorded in a visuospatial attention experiment. Finally we discuss about the future interface that could enhance HCI by displaying visual information at the focus of attention.

Mots clés: User/Machine Systems; User Interfaces

Domaines: Interface homme-machine [cs.HC]

Romain Trachel, Thomas Brochier, Maureen Clerc. Enhancing Visuospatial Attention Performance with Brain-Computer Interfaces. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, Apr 2013, Paris, France. pp.ACM 978-1-4503-1952-2. ⟨hal-00817799⟩