Article
Use of Functional near Infrared Imaging to Investigate Neural Correlates of Expertise in Military Target Identification
Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
(2009)
Abstract
This paper explores the use of functional near infrared imaging in the investigation of expertise in an applied setting, specifically that of military vehicle recognition and identification. Although brain research has shown strong support for the localization of function for identifying objects, specifically in areas such as the face fuseiform gyrus, the authors believe there may be potential in measuring the upper regions of the parietal cortex to find differences between novices and experts. Four participants, two novices and two experts, were used in a military vehicle identification task while being measured with a Functional Near Infrared (fNIR) imager. Results show promise for further use of this technology in training, evaluation and augmented cognition
Keywords
- functional near infrared imaging (fNIR),
- image processing,
- expertise,
- military vehicle identification
Disciplines
Publication Date
October, 2009
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/154193120905300303
Citation Information
Joseph R. Keebler, W. Lee Sciarini, Cali Fidopiastis, Florian Jentsch, et al.. "Use of Functional near Infrared Imaging to Investigate Neural Correlates of Expertise in Military Target Identification" Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 53 Iss. 3 (2009) p. 151 - 154 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_r_keebler/24/