While there have been tremendous advances in our scientific understanding of the brain, this work has been largely academic, and often oriented toward clinical publication. Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Systems: Work and Everyday Life addresses the relationship between neurophysiological processes and the performance and experience of humans in everyday life. It samples the vast neuroscience literature to identify those areas of research that speak directly to the performance and experience of humans in everyday settings, highlighting the practical, everyday application of brain science.

The book explains the underlying basis for well-established principles from human factors, ergonomics, and industrial engineering and design. It also sheds new light on factors affecting human performance and behavior. This is not an academic treatment of neuroscience, but rather a translation that makes modern brain science accessible and easily applicable to systems design, education and training, and the development of policies and practices. The authors supply clear and direct guidance on the applications of principles from brain science to everyday problems.

With discussions of topics from brain science and their relevance to everyday activities, the book focuses on the science, describing the findings and the studies producing these findings. It then decodes how these findings relate to everyday life and how you can integrate them into your work to achieve more effective outcomes based on a fundamental understanding of how the operations of the human brain produce behavior and modulate performance. Common terms and phrases: ability actions anterior cingulate cortex areas asked associated attention auditory behavior brain activity brain function brain processes brain regions caffeine capacity Cerebral Cortex cingulate cognitive function Cognitive Neuroscience conscious awareness conscious mind context cortex cortical cues decision effect emotional engage enhanced environment everyday example exercise exhibit factors fMRI fNIR focused Furthermore fusiform gyrus given hippocampus human brain human error Human–Computer Interaction images inattentional blindness increased individual interactions involves learning measures mechanisms meditation memory mental mirror neurons motor multitaskers Nature Neuroscience neural circuits Neuroergonomics Neuroimage neurons neurotechnology nicotine objects observed occurs one’s operations oxytocin patterns perceptual performance perspective players potential practice precuneus prefrontal prefrontal cortex presented produce Psychology receptors recognize response result reward circuits routine Science sense sensitivity signal Similarly situations social specific stimuli subjects suggests task tion ultimatum game unconscious brain unconscious level users visual