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Towards understanding the differences between reading on paper and screen: measuring attention changes in brain activity
- Source :
- Libellarium : časopis za istraživanja u području informacijskih i srodnih znanosti, Volume 9, Issue 1, Libellarium: Journal for the Research of Writing, Books, and Cultural Heritage Institutions, Vol 9, Iss 1 (2016), Libellarium: journal for the research of writing, books, and cultural heritage institutions, Zadar : University of Zadar, 2016, Vol. 9, No. 1, [7 p.]
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Department of Information Sciences, University of Zadar and Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Osijek, 2016.
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Abstract
- Non-intrusive experimentation and measurements can be obtained from the latest neuroscience scanning techniques and technologies. Such technologies are now quite affordable and could possibly be used for the reading process research in information and communication sciences. The research experiment focuses on measuring the changes in attention while reading the text on different media (devices). The pilot experiment showed that cheap and easy to use brainwave measuring devices can be used for testing reading processes by measuring attention (concentration). The results revealed that a reading medium (device) affects the level of attention and suggested that less attention is needed to read from paper compared to any size or type of screen. Reading books (in a foreign language) can mostly be considered neutral on the attention level scale (slightly shifted towards 53 on a 1-100 scale).
- Subjects :
- Brain activity and meditation
Computer science
Scale (chemistry)
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05 social sciences
Foreign language
reading
paper vs screen
attention
brain activity
050109 social psychology
050105 experimental psychology
lcsh:Auxiliary sciences of history
lcsh:Z
lcsh:Bibliography. Library science. Information resources
Human–computer interaction
Reading (process)
lcsh:C
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Social psychology
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18469213 and 18468527
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Libellarium : časopis za istraživanja u području informacijskih i srodnih znanosti
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a77c1749ccecbd51fa759a3770cfe3e6