Let's Use Cognitive Science to Create Collaborative Workstations.
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SUBMITTER: Reicher MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5537723 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May
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Let's Use Cognitive Science to Create Collaborative Workstations.
Reicher Murray A MA Wolfe Jeremy M JM
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 20160209 5
When informed by an understanding of cognitive science, radiologists' workstations could become collaborative to improve radiologists' performance and job satisfaction. The authors review relevant literature and present several promising areas of research, including image toggling, eye tracking, cognitive computing, intelligently restricted messaging, work habit tracking, and innovative input devices. The authors call for more research in "perceptual design," a promising field that can complemen ...[more]
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