Augmented CognitionChristina FrenchPSYC 562

Augmented CognitionArticles

1. Introduction – Schmorrow & McBride2. Overview of the DARPA Augmented Cognition Technical Integration Experiment – Jogn, Kobus, Morrison, & Schmorrow3. Neurocognitive Monitors: Toward the Prevention of Cognitive Performance Decrements and Catastrophic Failures in the Operational Environment – Thomas & Russo

Augmented CognitionWhat is it?

• To utilize neurophysiologic measures in concert with workload reduction algorithms as part of an effort to improve information processing ability (3)

• A constellation of desires, concepts, and goals aimed at maximizing human cognitive abilities through the unification of humans and computational systems (1)

Augmented CognitionWhy is it important?

• About 80-85% of accidents in the Military are caused by human error directly attributed to failures of cognitive performance (3)• Ability to increase net thinking power (1)• Ability to contribute to clinical applications

for purposes of restoration and remediation of neurological disorder or damage (1)

Augmented CognitionLots of letters• DARPA – Defense Advance Research Projects Agency• TIE – Technical Integration Experiment• US-AMRMC – US Army Medical Research and

Materiel Command• CPJDRP – Cognitive Performance, Judgment ,

Decision-making Research Program• C4ISR – Command, Control, Communications,

Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance• NMCFT – Neurological Measures and Cognition

Focus Team

Augmented CognitionDARPA - TIE

Augmented CognitionDARPA - TIE

Augmented CognitionDARPA - TIE

Augmented CognitionUSAMRMC CPJDRP NMFCT – 5 Year Plan

• Goals• Define ideal neurophysiologic measures for

use by Future Force Warriors in Mounted and/or dismounted platforms• Identify neurophysiologic indices capable of

measurement through currently available unobtrusive miniaturized technology • Begin identifying strength of correlations

between neurophysiologic measures and specific operational performance metrics

Augmented CognitionUSAMRMC CPJDRP NMFCT – 5 Year Plan

• Goals (cont.)• Continue identifying significant correlations

between neurophysiologic measures and specific operational performance metrics and refine algorithms to procude “impairment indexes” of biological stressors• Make assessment and write proposal

delineationg objectives and milestones of a new Army Technology Objective (ATO)

Augmented CognitionUSAMRMC CPJDRP NMFCT – 5 Year Plan

• Goals (cont.)• Develop an ATO for real-time monitoring of

neurophysiologic measures prior to and during operational performance to allow assessment of biological cognitive state• Plan test and evaluation activity with most

promising neurocognitive monitoring technology