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Neural Data Exploration with Force Feedback
V Ibero-American Symposium on Computer Graphics (SIACG 2011) - june 2011
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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.
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@InProceedings\{ROG11a,
author = "Raya, Laura and Otaduy, Miguel A. and GarcÃa-Lorenzo, Marcos J.",
title = "Neural Data Exploration with Force Feedback",
booktitle = "V Ibero-American Symposium on Computer Graphics (SIACG 2011)",
month = "june",
year = "2011",
url = "http://gmrv.es/Publications/2011/ROG11a"
}
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