The Impact of Positional Configuration of a Desk in a Room on Attention and Creativity

Sep 23, 2016

The Impact of Positional Configuration of a Desk in a Room on Attention and Creativity Measured by Behavioral and Neurophysiological Recordings

This study investigated the degree of attention and creativity of 40 participants in various desk positions. The results show that desk position in a room affects attention and creativity, and the participants’ EEG profiles are significantly different depending on the desk position.

keywords: desk position, creativity, attention, openness or closeness, EEG

Author:

Young-Ah Rho (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Mindbrick Lab, Seoul)

Seoyoung Lee (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Jaehyung Kwon (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, South Korea)

Wooree Shin (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Sunghaeng Cho (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Hyungjun Kim (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul, South Korea)

Jaeseung Jeong (Mindbrick Lab, Seoul; Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST))

Presented at:

2016 ANFA Conference (Salk Institute for Biological Studies, La Jolla, CA)

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