教学大纲：NEUROERGONOMICS THE HUMAN BRAIN AT WORK.doc

1、教学大纲：NEUROERGONOMICS: THE HUMAN BRAIN AT WORKCourse DescriptionIn the last two decades tremendous progress has been made in our understanding of the neural bases of human cognitive and social processes. Typically, however, the cognitive and social neurosciences have tended to consider these processe

2、s in relatively simple laboratory conditions. The goal of Neuroergonomics, in contrast, is to extend the study of human brain function to everyday and work activities. Neuroergonomics is a newly emerging discipline concerned with the study of the human brain and behavior at work and in natural setti

3、ngs. Neuroergonomics represents the merging of neuroscience with ergonomics (or human factors). Neuroscience is the study of brain structure and function. Ergonomics seeks to match technology to the capabilities and limitations of people so that they may work effectively and safely together. Neuroer

4、gonomics goes a step beyond its parent disciplines to use emerging knowledge of human brain functioning to inform the design of technologies in the workplace.This course is designed to provide advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an introduction to the field of neuroergonomics. The cour

5、se will first examine the conceptual and theoretical bases of neuroergonomics. It will then go on to an examination of and description of the various noninvasive techniques for evaluating human brain function. Finally, the course will examine the application of these techniques to different research

6、 and application areas in neuroergonomics. The major goal of the course is to allow students to develop an understanding of how knowledge of the neural underpinnings of different perceptual and cognitive processes can influence such ergonomics issues as display and interface design, personnel select

7、ion, and training.The course will involve lectures, student presentation of papers, and class discussion. Typically, the first two hours of each class (with a 10 minute break) will be in a lecture format, with the remainder of the class focused on discussion. Students are expected to participate act

8、ively in all parts of the course.The readings for the course will consist of the textbook, Parasuraman Isreal et al. (1980)Class 5: VIGILANCE (Chapter 10)Student Paper presentations: Hitchcock et al. (2003); Lim et al. (2010).Class 6: ADAPTIVE AUTOMATION (Chapter 16)Student Paper presentations: Bail

9、ey et al. (2006); Wilson Reis et al. (2009) Class 8: DRIVING (Chapter 4)Student Paper presentations: Just et al. (2006); Calhoun et al. (2004); Strayer & Drews (2007).Required TextbookParasuraman, R., & Rizzo, M. (2008). Neuroergonomics: The Brain at Work. New York: Oxford University Press. (Chinese

10、 translation by Dongnang University Press, Nanjing, ed. K. Zhang, 2012).Readings (Preliminary List)Parasuraman, R. (2011). Neuroergonomics: Brain, cognition, and performance at work. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 181-186.Parasuraman, R., Christensen, J., & Grafton, S. (Eds.) (2012). Neuroergonomics: The Human Brain in Action and at Work. Special issue of NeuroImage, 59(1).