| EPSRC Reference: |
EP/I016899/1 |
| Title: |
Bridging the gap between eye movements and event-related potentials |
| Principal Investigator: |
Ison, Dr MJ |
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| Department: |
Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Leicester |
| Scheme: |
First Grant - Revised 2009 |
| Starts: |
04 November 2011 |
Ends: |
03 January 2013 |
Value (£): |
101,504
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| EPSRC Research Topic Classifications: |
| Biomedical neuroscience |
Vision & Senses - ICT appl. |
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| EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications: |
| No relevance to Underpinning Sectors |
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| Panel History: |
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16 Feb 2011
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Materials, Mechanical and Medical Engineering
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Announced
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Summary on Grant Application Form |
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In this project we will measure the brain activity of subjects searching for hidden targets in crowded scenes (e.g. Waldo in the Where's Waldo game). Neuronal activity will be registered non-invasively with an electroencephalographic (EEG) system. Simultaneously, the subject's gaze will be recorded with an eye tracker. This combined methodology will represent a shift in the way conventional EEG paradigms are performed, where eye movements are minimised and experimental conditions are fully controlled by the experimenter. We propose to combine eye tracking and EEG to gain new insights into the neuronal underpinning of visual search. By merging both technologies, we will be able to study brain activity under naturalistic conditions where the subject decides where and how to explore a scene. Moreover, we will optimise different methodologies to assess and reduce the impact of eye movements on the EEG signal. Overall, this project has multiple areas of application including defence and the health-care sector.
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http://www.le.ac.uk |