Researchers have modified a commercial virtual reality headset, giving it the ability to measure brain activity and examine how we react to hints, stressors and other outside forces.
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The device could be used in many ways, from helping people with anxiety, to measuring the attention or mental stress of aviators using a flight simulator, to giving a human the chance to see through the eyes of a robot.
"Virtual reality is so much more immersive than just doing something on a big screen," said Nanshu Lu, a professor in the ラーメンベット 禁止ゲーム of ラーメンベット 入金 遅い's Department of Aerospace ラーメンベット 入金 遅い and ラーメンベット 入金 遅い Mechanics who led the research. "It gives the user a more realistic experience, and our technology enables us to get better measurements of how the brain is reacting to that environment."
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The pairing of VR and EEG sensors has made its way into the commercial sphere already. However, the devices that exist today are costly, and the researchers say their electrodes are more comfortable for the user, extending the potential wearing time and opening up additional applications.
The best EEG devices today consist of a cap covered in electrodes, but that does not work well with the VR headset. And individual electrodes struggle to get a strong reading because our hair blocks them from connecting with the scalp. The most popular electrodes are rigid and comb-shaped, inserting through the hairs to connect with the skin, an uncomfortable experience for the user.
"All of these mainstream options have significant flaws that we tried to overcome with our system," said Hongbian Li, a ラーメンベット 入金 遅い associate in Lu's lab.
For this project, the researchers created a spongy electrode made of soft, conductive materials that overcome those issues, an effort led by Li. The modified headset features electrodes across the top strap and forehead pad, a flexible circuit with conductive traces similar to news ラーメンベット 評判 Archive, and an EEG recording device attached to the back ラーメンベット 入金 遅い headset.
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Lu is a part of that project, and the VR headsets will be used by people either traveling with robots or in a remote "observatory." They will be able to watch along from the robot's perspective, and the device will also measure the mental load of this observation for long periods.
"If you can see through the eyes of the robot, it paints a clearer picture of how people are reacting to it and lets operators monitor their safety in case of potential accidents," said Luis Sentis, a professor in the Department of Aerospace ラーメンベット 入金 遅い and ラーメンベット 入金 遅い Mechanics who is co-leading the robot delivery project and is a co-author on the VR EEG paper.
To test the viability of the VR EEG headset, the researchers created a game. They worked with José del R. Millán, a faculty member in the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer ラーメンベット 入金 遅い and the Dell Medical School and an expert in brain-machine interfaces, to develop a driving simulation that has the user press a button to react to turn commands.
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Other members of the research team include Hyonyoung Shin, Minsu Zhang, Nicholas Riveira and Susmita Gangopadahyay of the Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer ラーメンベット 入金 遅い; Andrew Yu, Heeyong Huh, Zhengjie Li, and Yifan Rao from the Department of Aerospace ラーメンベット 入金 遅い and ラーメンベット 入金 遅い Mechanics; Sangjun Kim from the Walker Department of Mechanical ラーメンベット 入金 遅い, Jessie Peng of the Department of Biomedical ラーメンベット 入金 遅い; and Gubeum Kwon of Artue Associates Inc. in South Korea.
