Mark Collins, Toru Hasegawa, David Jangraw
Utilizing low-cost EEG (electroencephalography) and geospatial tracking, we propose to correlate measured brain responses to curated environments situated throughout the city of Seoul. The use of EEG in-situ, or “in the wild,” is a new frontier in neuroscience whose advance is abetted by mobile computing, increased robustness in sensors and new data processing capabilities. By measuring the evoked neural responses of multiple participants to prototypical and specific urban forms and conditions we can visualize a hidden cognitive impact of the built environment. The project focuses on the brain waves that speak to a fundamental aspect of living in cities: stress.