An interesting study was done in collaboration with Stanford University and Columbia Teachers College focusing on the degree of pupil dilation in visual tasks and aural ones. Until now, pupil dilation has been shown to be a reliable way to measure cognitive load, but scientists at the institutions say the effect of aural versus visual task presentation on pupil dilation is still unknown, and so they set out to measure it.Examining three tasks utilizing a range of cognitive activities, the researchers … [Read more...]
