NEUROERGONOMICS, NEUROARCHITECTURE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT - FUTURE TRENDS OR PRESENT?

Abstract

A strong convergence for neuroscience studies is recorded in recent years in various areas of knowledge. In this scenario, the research treated here is focused on the application of neuroscience in human activity studies (neuroergonomics), developed within constructed environments that awaken sensations and emotions in their users (neuroarchitecture), also concerned with the inclusion of people with disabilities in the use of spaces neuroaccessibility). The objective is to identify the adequacy of strong combination of tools and their pertinence in this line of ergonomic approach. As results, we understand the association of the use of the Electroencephalography technique with Virtual Reality in residential spaces with elderly users as an innovative element and with potential for investigations of the environment constructed from the ergonomic point of view. In conducting the research of urban paths by blind people with the help of Assistive Technologies, the results of EEG recordings indicate activations of brain areas by waves that indicate reactions of tranquility, attention and anxiety, perfectly associative to the moments and situations experienced. Although with few results, the studies indicate the opening of a range of possibilities for further research with a character of high-relevance novelty.