Pupillometric and blink measures of diverse task loads: Implications for working memory models

Abstract

Inconsistent observations of pupillary response and blink change in response to different specific tasks raise questions regarding the relationship between eye measures, task types and working memory (WM) models. On the one hand, studies have provided mixed evidence from eye measures about tasks: pupil size has mostly been reported to increase with increasing task demand while this expected change was not observed in some studies, and blink rate has exhibited different trends in different tasks. On the other hand, a WM model has been developed to integrate a component to reconcile recent findings that the human motor system plays an important role in cognition and learning. However, how different tasks correlate with WM components has not been experimentally examined using eye activity measurements.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 26, 2022
Source ID
10.1111/bjep.12577

Entities

People

  • Fred Paas
  • Julien Epps
  • Siyuan Chen

Organizations

  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • United States Army Research Laboratory
  • University of New South Wales
  • University of Wollongong

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design