A neuroergonomic approach to evaluating mental workload in hypermedia interactions

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 298-304

  Di Stasi, Leandro L ^a   Antolí, Adoración ^a   Gea, Miguel ^a   Cañas, José J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

E commerce; Events interface; Eye movements; Hypermedia; Main sequence; Pupil; Saccadic peak velocity; Usability; WWW

Indexed keywords

E-COMMERCE; EVENTS-INTERFACE; HYPERMEDIA; MAIN SEQUENCE; PUPIL; SACCADIC PEAK VELOCITY; USABILITY; WWW;

DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; HYPERMEDIA SYSTEMS;

EYE MOVEMENTS;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ERGONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPERMEDIA; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL TASK; MENTAL WORKLOAD; NEUROERGONOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SHOPPING;

EID: 79953307409     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ergon.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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