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On the Road to Autonomy: Evaluating and Optimizing Hybrid Team Dynamics

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This chapter explores the potential of neuroscience methods to supplement traditional psychometric approaches by unobtrusively measuring team dynamics and quantifying a team’s cognitive and emotional state in real-time. The novel teaming platform is reviewed and a number of studies that have been conducted with this emerging technology are presented (e.g., monitoring team neurodynamics, leadership emergence, neural responses to narrative storytelling, tutoring process, or surgical skills training). Lastly, the implications of using this new technology in team studies and possible future work directions are reviewed.

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  1. Advanced Brain Monitoring Inc., 2237 Faraday Ave, Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA, 92008, USA

    Chris Berka & Maja Stikic

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  1. Paine College, Augusta, Georgia, USA

    W.F. Lawless

  2. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Ranjeev Mittu

  3. Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Donald Sofge

  4. U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland, USA

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Berka, C., Stikic, M. (2017). On the Road to Autonomy: Evaluating and Optimizing Hybrid Team Dynamics. In: Lawless, W., Mittu, R., Sofge, D., Russell, S. (eds) Autonomy and Artificial Intelligence: A Threat or Savior?. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59719-5_11

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