Neural Comodulation of Independent Brain Processes Related to Multitasking

Do, TTN; Chuang, CH; Hsiao, SJ; Lin, CT; Wang, YK

Neural Comodulation of Independent Brain Processes Related to Multitasking

Do, TTN

Chuang, CH

Hsiao, SJ Lin, CT

Wang, YK

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Citation:: IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2019, 27 (6), pp. 1160 - 1169
Issue Date:: 2019-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Do, TTN https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8597-5944	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chuang, CH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5043-8380	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hsiao, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Lin, CT https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8371-8197	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wang, YK https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-2664	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-06-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 2019, 27 (6), pp. 1160 - 1169	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1534-4320	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133804
dc.description.abstract	© 2001-2011 IEEE. Distracted driving is regarded as an integrated task requiring different regions of the brain to receive sensory data, coordinate information, make decisions, and synchronize movements. In this paper, we applied an independent modulator analysis (IMA) method to temporally independent electroencephalography (EEG) components to understand how the human executive control system coordinates different brain regions to simultaneously perform multiple tasks with distractions presented in different modalities. The behavioral results showed that the reaction time (RT) in response to traffic events increased while multitasking. Moreover, the RT was longer when the distractor was presented in an auditory form versus a visual form. The IMA results showed that there were performance-related IMs coordinating different brain regions during distracted driving. The component spectral fluctuations affected by the modulators were distinct between the single- and dual-task conditions. Specifically, more modulatory weight was projected to the occipital region to address the additional distracting stimulus in both visual and auditory modality in the dual-task conditions. A comparison of modulatory weights between auditory and visual distractors showed that more modulatory weight was projected to the frontal region during the processing of the auditory distractor. This paper provides valuable insights into the temporal dynamics of attentional modulation during multitasking as well as an understanding of the underlying brain mechanisms that mediate the synchronization across brain regions and govern the allocation of attention in distracted driving.	en_US
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100670
dc.relation	http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100656
dc.relation.ispartof	IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1109/TNSRE.2019.2914242	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Biomedical Engineering	en_US
dc.title	Neural Comodulation of Independent Brain Processes Related to Multitasking	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	27	en_US
utslib.for	0903 Biomedical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAI - Centre for Artificial Intelligence
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© 2001-2011 IEEE. Distracted driving is regarded as an integrated task requiring different regions of the brain to receive sensory data, coordinate information, make decisions, and synchronize movements. In this paper, we applied an independent modulator analysis (IMA) method to temporally independent electroencephalography (EEG) components to understand how the human executive control system coordinates different brain regions to simultaneously perform multiple tasks with distractions presented in different modalities. The behavioral results showed that the reaction time (RT) in response to traffic events increased while multitasking. Moreover, the RT was longer when the distractor was presented in an auditory form versus a visual form. The IMA results showed that there were performance-related IMs coordinating different brain regions during distracted driving. The component spectral fluctuations affected by the modulators were distinct between the single- and dual-task conditions. Specifically, more modulatory weight was projected to the occipital region to address the additional distracting stimulus in both visual and auditory modality in the dual-task conditions. A comparison of modulatory weights between auditory and visual distractors showed that more modulatory weight was projected to the frontal region during the processing of the auditory distractor. This paper provides valuable insights into the temporal dynamics of attentional modulation during multitasking as well as an understanding of the underlying brain mechanisms that mediate the synchronization across brain regions and govern the allocation of attention in distracted driving.

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