Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Researchers Aim To "Read Minds" of PC Users

Posted by kdawson on Wednesday October 10, @05:01AM
from the knew-you-were-going-to-say-that dept.
Software Science
hhavensteincw writes "Scientists at Tufts University are researching the use of light aimed at the forehead to measure the stress, work overload, or distraction a computer user may be feeling, as a way to adjust the UI to adapt to a user's emotional state. The research combines biomedical engineering and machine learning to adjust the UI. The project, which requires users to wear a futuristic head band, uses light to measure the flow of oxygenated blood to the brain that signals a user's rising stress levels typically associated with increasingly difficult tasks."
[+] science, software, tinfoilhat (tagging beta)

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