Exploring the Relationship between Learner EEG Mental Engagement and Affect

This paper studies the influence of learner's affective states on the EEG-mental engagement index during a problem solving task The electrical activity of the human brain, known as electroencephalography or EEG was registered according to an acquisition protocol in a learning environment specifically constructed for emotional elicitation Data was gathered from 35 healthy subjects using 8 biosensors and two video cameras The effect of learners' emotional states on the engagement index was analyzed as well as their impact on response time variability.

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