EEG-Based Neural Correlates of Trust in Human-Autonomy Interaction

Min Wang, Aya Hussein, Raul Fernandez Rojas, Kamran Shafi, Hussein A. Abbass

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Abstract

This paper aims at identifying the neural correlates of human trust in autonomous systems using Electroencephalography (EEG) signals. Quantifying the relationship between trust and brain activities allows for real-time assessment of human trust in automation. This line of effort contributes to the design of trusted autonomous systems, and more generally, modeling the interaction in human-autonomy interaction. To study the correlates of trust, we use an investment game in which artificial agents with different levels of trustworthiness are employed. We collected EEG signals from 10 human subjects while they are playing the game; then computed three types of features from these signals considering the signal time-dependency, complexity and power spectrum using an autoregressive model (AR), sample entropy and Fourier analysis, respectively. Results of a mixed model analysis showed significant correlation ( p < 0.05) between human trust and EEG features from certain electrodes. The frontal and the occipital area are identified as the predominant brain areas correlated with trust.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2018
EditorsNikhil R Pal, Suresh Sundaram
Place of PublicationUnited States
PublisherIEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages350-357
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9781538692769
ISBN (Print)9781538692776
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jul 2018
Externally publishedYes
Event8th IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2018 - Bangalore, India
Duration: 18 Nov 201821 Nov 2018

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2018

Conference

Conference8th IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2018
Country/TerritoryIndia
CityBangalore
Period18/11/1821/11/18

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