Scanning the Brain for Impending Error
UA computer science doctoral student Federico Cirett is using new technology to predict, in advance, when people will make a mistake. He’s been testing subjects taking the SAT exam in math.
Our bodies and brains tend to give us good cues about when we are becoming stressed, fatigued or overwhelmed.
But what if, with near exact precision, you could predict when heightened levels of fatigue were about to cause you to make a mistake?
University of Arizona doctoral student Federico Cirett believes he’s found a way – and with about 80 percent accuracy. (more…)