Neural Data Exploration with Force Feedback
Abstract
The behavior of the brain depends to a large extend on its neural structure. Therefore, understanding this neural topology is a high-priority research line for neurobiologists. Due to complexity of the brain's neural structure, visual representations look tangled, and extracting knowledge from them is a difficult task. In this work, we propose the use of multimodal interfaces to enhance neurobiologists' understanding of neural data. Our system is based on four pillars: a stereo rendering module, a camera control system, a visual aid unit, and a haptically constrained navigation tool. We observe that haptically aided navigation helps neurobiologists analyze the brain's topology. Our system uses stylus-based haptic devices with two purposes: they provide a natural interface to deal with 3D data (controlling camera motion) and they constrain the user's motion. The system was built trying to keep user interactions as intuitive as possible.
BibTeX
@inproceedings {10.2312:pt.20111127,
booktitle = {V Ibero-American Symposium in Computer Graphics},
editor = {Silva, F. and Gutierrez, D. and Rodríguez, J. and Figueiredo, M.},
title = {{Neural Data Exploration with Force Feedback}},
author = {Raya, Laura and Otaduy, Miguel A. and García, Marcos},
year = {2021},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-152-6},
DOI = {10.2312/pt.20111127}
}
booktitle = {V Ibero-American Symposium in Computer Graphics},
editor = {Silva, F. and Gutierrez, D. and Rodríguez, J. and Figueiredo, M.},
title = {{Neural Data Exploration with Force Feedback}},
author = {Raya, Laura and Otaduy, Miguel A. and García, Marcos},
year = {2021},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-152-6},
DOI = {10.2312/pt.20111127}
}