{"id":284,"date":"2025-08-13T19:51:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T19:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amanshah.info\/?page_id=284"},"modified":"2025-08-17T01:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T01:30:29","slug":"neuroimaging-of-cognitive-workload","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/amanshah.info\/?page_id=284","title":{"rendered":"Neuroimaging of Cognitive Workload"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve been working with Dr. Rob Jacob at the Tufts Human-Computer Interaction Lab for 3 years, exploring how neuroimaging tools, such as electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), could be used to classify cognitive workload states as people use a variety of interfaces. Initial work looked at chess puzzles, but a bulk of my contributions were on two studies in collaboration with Microsoft Research on Microsoft Copilot in Word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Study #1: Journal Paper<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f2b1d74e230b2cef96b43981a420e2bd\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:13px;padding-right:17px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-left:17px\"><strong>Decoding Chess Puzzle Play and Standard Cognitive Tasks for BCI: A Low-Cost EEG Study<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Using a low-cost Muse 2 EEG device, we explored whether we could classify high\/low workload as users completed chess puzzles of varying difficulty. A majority of my contribution was in running participants through the study and literature review.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Currently in peer review, preprint can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2505.07592v1\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Study #2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-f398e72404f40c38d4a891dff8bffaf3\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:13px;padding-right:17px;padding-bottom:13px;padding-left:17px\"><strong>Neural and Cognitive Impacts of AI: The Influence of Task Subjectivity on Human-LLM Collaboration<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants completed 4 different tasks, each with and without the Microsoft Copilot tool. Using an fNIRS device and the NASA Task Load Index, we explored whether there was a significant difference in cognitive workload between AI and No-AI conditions. I was involved with every aspect of this study, including design, execution, analysis, and writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Will be submitted along with Study #3, but preprint can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/arxiv.org\/abs\/2506.04167\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Study #3: Currently Analyzing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Extension of the previous study, using the same measurement tools (fNIRS and NASA-TLX). However, we shortened the study to two tasks focused on real business challenges such as investment or merger decisions. We found a <strong>significant difference in fNIRS cognitive workload<\/strong> between AI and No-AI conditions, something that was not apparent in the previous study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been working with Dr. Rob Jacob at the Tufts Human-Computer Interaction Lab for 3 years, exploring how neuroimaging tools, such as electroencephalogram (EEG) and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), could be used to classify cognitive workload states as people use a variety of interfaces. 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