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Tag: anxiety

Comment: Scientists teach computers fear—to make them better drivers

Jun 10, 2019

in AI, Clinical, Note

anxiety, autonomous vehicles, fear, physiological response, surgical robots

The scientists placed sensors on people’s fingers to record pulse amplitude while they were in a driving simulator, as a measure of arousal. An algorithm used those recordings to learn to predict an average person’s pulse amplitude at each moment on the course. It then used those “fear” signals as a guide while learning to…
Results of my Delphi first round

Nov 21, 2011

in PhD, Physiotherapy, Research

anxiety, attitudes, attributes, awareness, confidence, delphi method, delphi study, emotion, fear, hidden culture, knowledge, personal, phd, professional, research, skills, values

I’ve recently finished the analysis of the first round of the Delphi study that I’m conducting as part of my PhD. The aim of the study is to determine the personal and professional attributes that determine patient outcomes, as well as the challenges faced in clinical education. These results will serve to inform the development…