ABSTRACT
A more thorough understanding of human brain functioning and what guides behavior during human–computer interaction (HCI) has been a continuing missing requirement in the ability to enable true human–machine symbiosis. Fortunately, in the 1990s period known as the “Decade of the Brain,” the National Institutes of Health and other federal funding agencies invested heavily into advancing neuroscience in order to understand the basic scientific aspects underlying the brain to include human cognition and behavior. This chapter summarizes the latest science and technology advancements from the field of AugCog, identifies applications of AugCog technology, lists lessons learned from the first decade of AugCog advances, and outlines future directions for AugCog research and development. HCI researchers and practitioners must be able to rely on tools and techniques that allow them easy access for noninvasively observing and assessing users while interacting with human–computer systems.
