MIT, USA. A group of researchers found a way for your computer to take over the job when it detects that you are multitasking. Solovey and her colleagues use the functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) in order to measure the activity of your brain. When you are stressed out and tired, Brainput detects that you are now multi-tasking, or otherwise called branching, and takes over the job through the software.
It is a kind of headgear placed in the forehead that increases operator performance during multi-tasking. It is placed nearest to the anterior frontal cortex of your brain (just at the forehead) and away from hair, which interferes with the signal.
The invention has a broad range of applications. When further developed, not only can it detect multi-tasking, but a variety of emotions too. It can empathize with the user and automatically function according to the user’s mental state.
| Invention | Brainput |
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| Organization | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Indiana University, Tufts University |
| Researcher | Erin Treacy Solovey et. al. |
| Field(s) | Brain Imaging, Infrared Spectroscopy, Computer Engineering |
| Further Information | POPSCI
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