ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2020
A Neuroergonomics Approach to Mental Workload, Engagement and Human Performance.
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70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 217 citations in OpenAlex.
- Systematic review of neurophysiological assessment techniques and metrics for mental workload evaluation in real-world settings.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the Evidential Value of Mental Fatigue and Exercise Research.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Towards Mindless Stress Regulation in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Pooled it
- Applications of EEG indices for the quantification of human cognitive performance: A systematic review and bibliometric analysis.PloS one · 2020Pooled it
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- Multimodal EEG and Eye-Tracking Assessment of Perceived Mental Workload and Situation Awareness in a Visual Display Terminal Simulation Task.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Integrating arousal and valence approaches to advance cognitive effort research.Cognitive, affective & behavioral neuroscience · 2026Review
- Cognitive biotypes identified through ECG-derived workload and behavioral accuracy.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Characterizing alterations in attention networks under high mental workload.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Feasibility Study of Using an In-Ear EEG System for a Quantitative Assessment of Stress and Mental Workload.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Distinct oculomotor signatures for task disengagement and reduction in vigilance during a supervisory task.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2026Article
- Identifying neural correlates of cognitive workload in high-performance motorsport simulation: an integrated EEG and telemetry analysis of driver performance.Frontiers in neuroergonomics · 2026Article
- Examining physiological parameters of mental workload in the cockpit: a multimethod approach.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Neural signatures of auditory distraction and cognitive demand during working memory performance.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Feedback modalities in human-cobot collaboration: experimental evaluation of performance, user experience, and physiological responses.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2026Article
- Using entropy weight method and quality function deployment to develop emotion-driven dashboard interfaces for NEV.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating Emotional Response and Effort in Nautical Simulation Training Using Noninvasive Methods.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A New Method for Inducing Mental Fatigue: A High Mental Workload Task Paradigm Based on Complex Cognitive Abilities and Time Pressure.Brain sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
The assessment and prediction of cognitive performance is a key issue for any discipline concerned with human operators in the context of safety-critical behavior. Most of the research has focused on the measurement of mental workload but this construct remains difficult to operationalize despite decades of research on the topic. Recent advances in Neuroergonomics have expanded our understanding of neurocognitive processes across different operational domains. We provide a framework to disentangle those neural mechanisms that underpin the relationship between task demand, arousal, mental workload and human performance. This approach advocates targeting those specific mental states that precede a reduction of performance efficacy. A number of undesirable neurocognitive states (mind wandering, effort withdrawal, perseveration, inattentional phenomena) are identified and mapped within a two-dimensional conceptual space encompassing task engagement and arousal. We argue that monitoring the prefrontal cortex and its deactivation can index a generic shift from a nominal operational state to an impaired one where performance is likely to degrade. Neurophysiological, physiological and behavioral markers that specifically account for these states are identified. We then propose a typology of neuroadaptive countermeasures to mitigate these undesirable mental states.
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