%0 Journal Article
%T Assessment of the Neurological Activation in Law Enforcement under High Threat Situations: A Fuzzy Logic Approach
%A Daniel Fonseca
%A Isaac Heim
%A Rick Houser
%A Ryan Cook
%A John O¡¯Donnell
%J World Journal of Neuroscience
%P 67-89
%@ 2162-2019
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/wjns.2023.131005
%X This paper discusses a
law enforcement officer (LEO) study that involved expert and novice police
deputies from a small-sized city located in the Southern U.S. A virtual reality
range was utilized to simulate high threat scenarios that require split second
decisions on the use of deadly force. A fuzzy-logic based controller was
constructed to analyze electroencephalogram (EEG) data <span>collected from the participants. The fuzzy controller made use of
several functions associated with the different regions of the brain to
correlate Brodmann </span><span>areas to multiple outputs.
Electromagnetic Tomography (<i>i.e.</i> LORETA) was</span><span> used to identify where the signals from the
surface electrodes originated within the brain through a process called source
localization. Once the</span> sources of the <span>EEG
signals were located, they were associated with corresponding Brodmann areas.
The fuzzy controller then provided insights on the subjects¡¯ exhibited neural
activation behavior indicative of vision, memory, shape/distance,
hearing/sound, and theory of mind. Comparing and con</span>trasting experienced
and <span>novice officers allowed for a greater
understanding of the neurological </span>processes present in police deputies
when dealing with high threat situations.
%K Neurological Activation
%K EEG
%K Fuzzy Controller
%K Brain Electromagnetic Tomography
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=123270