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de Recherche et d’Innovation
en Cybersécurité et Société
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Santana, S. T. O. D.; Silva, J. C. Da; Hatano, Y.; Guerrero-Mendez, C. D.; Souza, M. L. De; Igasaki, T.; Bastos-Filho, T.; Dantas, A. F. O. De Azevedo; Falk, T. H.; Delisle-Rodriguez, D.
Cognitive Training Using a Brain-Computer Interface for θ/β Ratio Self-Regulation - Preliminary Results with Long Covid-19 Survivors Proceedings Article
In: IEEE Int. Conf. Hum.-Mach. Syst., ICHMS, pp. 646–650, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2026, ISBN: 979-833154511-6 (ISBN), (Journal Abbreviation: IEEE Int. Conf. Hum.-Mach. Syst., ICHMS).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: 'current, Behavioral research, Brain, brain computer interface, Brain mapping, cognitive impairment, Cognitive skill, Cognitive systems, Cognitive training, Computer games, COVID-19, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Executive Function, Interfaces (computer), Memory functions, Neurotechnology, Personnel training, Self regulation, Sustained attention, working memory
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title = {Cognitive Training Using a Brain-Computer Interface for θ/β Ratio Self-Regulation - Preliminary Results with Long Covid-19 Survivors},
author = {S. T. O. D. Santana and J. C. Da Silva and Y. Hatano and C. D. Guerrero-Mendez and M. L. De Souza and T. Igasaki and T. Bastos-Filho and A. F. O. De Azevedo Dantas and T. H. Falk and D. Delisle-Rodriguez},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-01},
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abstract = {Long COVID-19 can generate cognitive impairments, affecting a person's attention, working memory, and executive functions. Previous studies have suggested that therapies based on neurotechnologies can be used to recover cognitive skills. This current research presents an electroencephalography brain-computer interface based serious game for sustained attention training. The system classifies attention levels while the user controls the speed of a virtual car by self-regulating the θ/β power band ratio across multiple brain locations. Pilot experiments were conducted with two COVID-19 adult survivors who experienced cognitive decline due to long COVID19 symptoms. Participants underwent 10 sessions across consecutive working days (2 sessions × week). Both participants enhanced brain wave oscillations in both frontal and central regions, reducing theta activity and simultaneously increasing beta oscillations) after the training, achieving therefore healthy brain behavior during a cognitive attention task. Furthermore, both individuals improved cognitive skills, such as attention, working memory, and executive functions. These preliminary findings are promising and motivate the further development of multichannel neurofeedback systems for cognitive training for long COVID-19 survivors. © 2026 IEEE.},
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Long COVID-19 can generate cognitive impairments, affecting a person's attention, working memory, and executive functions. Previous studies have suggested that therapies based on neurotechnologies can be used to recover cognitive skills. This current research presents an electroencephalography brain-computer interface based serious game for sustained attention training. The system classifies attention levels while the user controls the speed of a virtual car by self-regulating the θ/β power band ratio across multiple brain locations. Pilot experiments were conducted with two COVID-19 adult survivors who experienced cognitive decline due to long COVID19 symptoms. Participants underwent 10 sessions across consecutive working days (2 sessions × week). Both participants enhanced brain wave oscillations in both frontal and central regions, reducing theta activity and simultaneously increasing beta oscillations) after the training, achieving therefore healthy brain behavior during a cognitive attention task. Furthermore, both individuals improved cognitive skills, such as attention, working memory, and executive functions. These preliminary findings are promising and motivate the further development of multichannel neurofeedback systems for cognitive training for long COVID-19 survivors. © 2026 IEEE.
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Duncan, J.; Dugas, G.; Brisson, B.; Blais, C.; Fiset, D.
Dual-task interference on left eye utilization during facial emotion perception Journal Article
In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 1319–1330, 2019, ISSN: 00961523 (ISSN), (Publisher: American Psychological Association Inc.).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, adult, attention, Auditory Perception, Automatic processing, Bubbles, Central attention, emotion, Emotions, Executive Function, Eye, Facial Expression, Facial Recognition, female, hearing, human, Humans, male, perception, physiology, Psychological, psychological refractory period, Psychophysics, Refractory Period, Social Perception, Young Adult
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There is an ongoing debate in the literature about whether facial emotion perception is carried automatically- that is, without effort or attentional resources. While it is generally accepted that spatial attention is necessary for the perception of emotional facial expressions, the picture is less clear for central attention. Using the bubbles method, we provide results that were obtained by measuring the effect of the psychological refractory period on diagnostic information for the basic facial expressions. Based on previous findings that linked spatial attention with processing of the eyes and of high spatial frequencies in the visual periphery, we hypothesized that reliance on the eyes might decrease when central resources were monopolized by a difficult prioritized auditory task. Central load led to a marked decrease in left eye utilization that was generalized across emotions; on the contrary, utilization of the mouth was unaffected by central load. Thus, processing of the left eye might be nonautomatic, and processing of the mouth might be automatic. Interestingly, we also observed a reduction in reliance on the left side of the face under central load that was accompanied by a commensurate increase in reliance on the right side of the face. We end with a discussion of how hemispheric asymmetries might account for these peculiar findings. © 2019 American Psychological Association.
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Duncan, J.; Dugas, G.; Brisson, B.; Blais, C.; Fiset, D.
Dual-task interference on left eye utilization during facial emotion perception Journal Article
In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, vol. 45, no. 10, pp. 1319–1330, 2019, ISSN: 00961523 (ISSN).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Adolescent, adult, attention, Auditory Perception, Automatic processing, Bubbles, Central attention, emotion, Emotions, Executive Function, Eye, Facial Expression, Facial Recognition, female, hearing, human, Humans, male, perception, physiology, Psychological, psychological refractory period, Psychophysics, Refractory Period, Social Perception, Young Adult
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There is an ongoing debate in the literature about whether facial emotion perception is carried automatically- that is, without effort or attentional resources. While it is generally accepted that spatial attention is necessary for the perception of emotional facial expressions, the picture is less clear for central attention. Using the bubbles method, we provide results that were obtained by measuring the effect of the psychological refractory period on diagnostic information for the basic facial expressions. Based on previous findings that linked spatial attention with processing of the eyes and of high spatial frequencies in the visual periphery, we hypothesized that reliance on the eyes might decrease when central resources were monopolized by a difficult prioritized auditory task. Central load led to a marked decrease in left eye utilization that was generalized across emotions; on the contrary, utilization of the mouth was unaffected by central load. Thus, processing of the left eye might be nonautomatic, and processing of the mouth might be automatic. Interestingly, we also observed a reduction in reliance on the left side of the face under central load that was accompanied by a commensurate increase in reliance on the right side of the face. We end with a discussion of how hemispheric asymmetries might account for these peculiar findings. © 2019 American Psychological Association.