@inproceedings{3b7c3209c1ec4598b101aa79666aa693,
title = "Mind over mouse: The effect of cognitive load on mouse movement behavior",
abstract = "Identifying when users are experiencing heightened cognitive load has a number of important applications for businesses, online education, and personal computer use. In this paper, we present a method for detecting heightened cognitive load using a technique known as mouse dynamics (MD). We provide an overview of cognitive science literature linking changes in cognitive states to interruptions of fine motor control to provide a theoretical base for our work. We then describe a laboratory experiment in which low, medium, and high cognitive load were elicited while MD features were captured. We found that participants exhibited longer task duration, longer mouse movements, more direction changes, and slower speed when under high cognitive load.",
keywords = "Cognitive load, Human-computer interaction, Mouse dynamics",
author = "Grimes, \{G. Mark\} and Valacich, \{Joseph S.\}",
year = "2015",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780996683111",
series = "2015 International Conference on Information Systems: Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015",
publisher = "Association for Information Systems",
booktitle = "2015 International Conference on Information Systems",
note = "2015 International Conference on Information Systems: Exploring the Information Frontier, ICIS 2015 ; Conference date: 13-12-2015 Through 16-12-2015",
}