Cognitive mechanisms underlying using of information and communication technology equipment for the elderly

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24700590
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: UEDA KAZUTAKA 東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 講師 (10403594)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 情報通信機器 / 認知機能

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We performed basic study for the development of interfaces that require little cognitive load on aged persons when operating information and communication technology devices (cell phones, smart phones, tablet terminals, etc.). Specifically, among cognitive functions that decline with advancing age, we focused on visual attention, working memory, and executive functions when creating evaluation tasks with variable parameters for an interface, including number of possible selections, number of operating steps, language-based and non-language messages, etc.; we then clarified the information-processing processes employed in task execution. Further, using subjective, behavioral, and physiological indices, we also developed methods for evaluating information-processing processes.

Free Research Field

認知神経科学