From brain to worksite: the role of fNIRS in cognitive studies and worker safety

Y Han, J Huang, Y Yin, H Chen - Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Effective hazard recognition and decision-making are crucial factors in ensuring workplace
safety in the construction industry. Workers' cognition closely relates to that hazard-handling …

Stress management using fNIRS and binaural beats stimulation

F Al-Shargie, R Katmah, U Tariq, F Babiloni… - Biomedical Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
In this study, we investigate the effectiveness of binaural beats stimulation (BBs) in
enhancing cognitive vigilance and mitigating mental stress level at the workplace. We …

Brain connectivity analysis under semantic vigilance and enhanced mental states

F Al-Shargie, U Tariq, O Hassanin, H Mir, F Babiloni… - Brain sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this paper, we present a method to quantify the coupling between brain regions under
vigilance and enhanced mental states by utilizing partial directed coherence (PDC) and …

Joint-channel-connectivity-based feature selection and classification on fNIRS for stress detection in decision-making

M Huang, X Zhang, X Chen, Y Mai, X Wu… - … on Neural Systems …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Stress is one of the contributing factors affecting decision-making. Therefore, early stress
recognition is essential to improve clinicians' decision-making performance. Functional near …

Complexity analysis of EEG in patients with social anxiety disorder using fuzzy entropy and machine learning techniques

A Al-Ezzi, AA Al-Shargabi, F Al-Shargie… - IEEE Access, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The diagnosis of social anxiety disorder (SAD) is of great consequence not only due to its
impacts on the individual and society but also the expenditures to the national health …

A Clarity-intensity model for evacuation panic by fNIRS and VR

K Deng, S Xing, G Wang, X Hu, T Chen - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Panic plays a critical role in the management of emergencies, but its mechanism regarding
the disaster stimuli is not yet clear. This study aims to construct a Clarity-Intensity model for …

Mental stress management using fnirs directed connectivity and audio stimulation

R Katmah, F Al-Shargie, U Tariq… - … on Neural Systems …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we propose a method to enhance cognitive vigilance and mitigate mental
stress in the workplace. We designed an experiment to induce stress by putting participants …

Mental Stress Classification Based on Selected Electroencephalography Channels Using Correlation Coefficient of Hjorth Parameters

A Hag, F Al-Shargie, D Handayani, H Asadi - Brain Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Electroencephalography (EEG) signals offer invaluable insights into diverse activities of the
human brain, including the intricate physiological and psychological responses associated …

Subdividing stress groups into eustress and distress groups using laterality index calculated from brain hemodynamic response

SJ Bak, J Shin, J Jeong - Biosensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
A stress group should be subdivided into eustress (low-stress) and distress (high-stress)
groups to better evaluate personal cognitive abilities and mental/physical health. However, it …

Effects of workstation type on mental stress: fNIRS study

E Alyan, NM Saad, N Kamel - Human factors, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of the workstation type on the
severity of mental stress by means of measuring prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation using …