Mental Workload Monitoring: New Perspectives from Neuroscience

Abstract

Mental Workload is nowadays a keyword used and sometimes abused in life sciences. The present chapter aims at introducing the concept of mental workload, its relevance for Human Factor research and the current needs of applied disciplines in a clear and effective way. This paper will present a state-of-art overview of recent outcomes produced by neuroscientific research to highlight current trends in this field. The present paper will offer an overview of and some examples of what neuroscience has to offer to mental workload-related research.