Asymmetric Spatial Processing Under Cognitive Load

Dialogue Behaviour under High Cognitive Load

For safety reasons, in-vehicle dialogue systems should be able to take the cognitive load of the driver into consideration. However, it is important to distinguish between two types of cognitive load, namely if the cognitive load is affecting the driving behaviour or not. We will present findings from a data collection carried out in the DICO project1, where the dialogue behaviour under high co...

Declarative strategies persist under increased cognitive load.

When humans simultaneously execute multiple tasks, performance on individual tasks suffers. Complementing existing theories, this article poses a novel question to investigate interactions between memory systems supporting multi-tasking performance: When a primary and dual task both recruit declarative learning and memory systems, does simultaneous performance of both tasks impair primary task ...

Effects of Cognitive Load 1 Running Head: Effects of Cognitive Load Effects of Cognitive Load on Processing and Performance

Semantic processing of spoken words under cognitive load in older listeners

Processing of semantic information in language comprehension has been suggested to be modulated by attentional resources. Consequently, cognitive load would be expected to reduce semantic priming, but studies have yielded inconsistent results. This study investigated whether cognitive load affects semantic activation in speech processing in older adults, and whether this is modulated by individ...

Emotion Unchained: Facial Expression Modulates Gaze Cueing under Cognitive Load

Direction of eye gaze cues spatial attention, and typically this cueing effect is not modulated by the expression of a face unless top-down processes are explicitly or implicitly involved. To investigate the role of cognitive control on gaze cueing by emotional faces, participants performed a gaze cueing task with happy, angry, or neutral faces under high (i.e., counting backward by 7) or low c...