Advancing the study of language, cognition and human performance
Goals of the Centre:
- Facilitates interactions between researchers at Carleton and those in the high-tech,government, and educational communities in Ottawa
- Supports research presentations in the form of colloquia
- Provides students with excellent training in research on applied cognition
- Provides funding for research projects
- Provides sabbatical visitors with a stimulating research environment
Projects
Researchers at the Centre for Applied Cognitive Research are involved in a wide range of applied and basic research projects. The Centre hosts visitors for the short- or long-term and has various national and international collaborators.
Areas of Focus
Aviation Psychology
- Night-vision-goggle symbology
- Situational awareness
- Helmet mounted display symbologies
- Object-based attentional layers in helmet mounted displays
- Cognitive factors in aging and flight
Modelling Complex Tasks
- SGOMS models for sociotechnical systems
- ACT-R models of human cognition
- Holographic models of memory
- Problem solving using visual models
Education
- Acquisition of numeracy
- Children’s representational development
- Early educational experiences
- Early French Immersion
- Role of cognitive development in learning
Speech and Language
- Electrophysical correlates of affect perception based on prosodic cues
- Hearing aid applications in preschoolers
- Brain-based modelling of language processes
Facilities
Facilities include micro-computer testing laboratories, speech synthesis equipment, equipment for measuring brain activation (i.e., event-related potentials), eye-movement monitoring systems, and low fidelity simulators for driving, fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft.
Funding Sources
- NSERC
- SSHRC
- DRDC Canada
- Ontario Centres for Excellence
- Canadian Foundation for Innovation
- Canadian Language and Literacy
- Research Network
- Canadian Council on Learning