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The MIT AgeLab n-back: a multi-modal android application implementation

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James P. Foley,

Stephen Arredondo,

Alexander WaldmannAuthors Info & Claims

AutomotiveUI '14: Adjunct Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2667239.2667293

Published: 17 September 2014 Publication History

Abstract

This paper briefly describes the background of the MIT AgeLab implementation of a delayed digit recall or n-back task, and the capabilities of an android application developed to implement a multi-modal version. The MIT AgeLab n-back task is a well-established methodology for inducing graded levels of cognitive workload. It has been adopted for broad use as a multi-modal surrogate demand and calibration task, and recently introduced as a driver and pedestrian distraction education tool.

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AutomotiveUI '14: Adjunct Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications

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