Neurocognitive patterns: Using brain, behavior, and context to infer user intent

Abstract

Neurocognitive Patterns is a system that will offer execution options to users as soon as they form an intention to act. It will accomplish this by combining neural signals, user behavior, and contextual knowledge to determine when a user has a goal, and what that goal is. Because it will leverage the user's neural signals and behavioral history, the options it will provide to the user will be available quickly. Because it will leverage real-time contextual and background knowledge, its estimates concerning the user's goal will be accurate. Our initial target domain is UAV operators, but we expect it will be of use to other military decision-makers in Command and Control settings. We also expect that Neurocognitive Patterns will be a useful tool in Cognitive Neuroscience in general for interpreting neural signals in the presence of salient contextual information. © 2011 Springer-Verlag.