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Embodied and Situated Cognitive Neuroscience

Embodied and Situated Cognitive Neuroscience

Authors :
Ryan McKendrick
Raja Parasuraman
Hasan Ayaz
Ranjana K. Mehta
Melissa Scheldrup
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2018.

Abstract

The chapter aims at analyzing the impact of physical work on brain activity and performance while engaged in cognitive work. Working-memory performance has been found to be lessened with concurrent physical activity. Prefrontal oxygenated hemoglobin varies widely according to fNIRS studies. The influence of environment has been neglected, however. To learn how the environment affects physical work concurrent with mental activity, participants were asked to combine auditory tasks with walking indoors and out. for which results were recorded.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d0315a81ec69785819b75e271fdb2bd7
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-811926-6.00083-x