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NeuroDesignScience: Systematic Literature Review of Current Research on Design Using Neuroscience Techniques

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In recent years, technological and methodological advancements in brain imaging techniques, such as functional near-infrared spectroscopy, hyper-scanning, and wireless data collection, have allowed design researchers to examine the neurocognitive processes of designers during specific design activities in more natural environments. Based on these new opportunities, we present a systematic literature review examining the current state of neurocognitive research in the design field. An initial literature review examines the current state of research on creativity, decision making, and empathy in design. A secondary literature review includes neurocognitive research on design activities. Combined analysis of these reviews reveals that neurocognitive research has moved away from examining specific cognitive tasks to focus on investigating cognition during specific design activities. The findings of this literature review are compared to those of similar recently published literature reviews to provide an overview present a discussion on future directions of the intersection of neuroscience and design science.

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This research was supported by the Leifer Neurodesign Research Program of Stanford University, Beijing Normal University, and the Tokyo Institute of Technology. This research was funded by the Center for Design Research at Stanford University, Center of Innovation Program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency (Grant Number: JPMJCE1309), and Fulbright Research Scholar Grant (ID: PS00284539).

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    Jan Auernhammer & Larry Leifer

  3. Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Wei Liu & Wenjie Pan

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Ohashi, T., Auernhammer, J., Liu, W., Pan, W., Leifer, L. (2022). NeuroDesignScience: Systematic Literature Review of Current Research on Design Using Neuroscience Techniques. In: Gero, J.S. (eds) Design Computing and Cognition’20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90625-2_34

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