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participant does not lead to a simple increase in activity in the net-

work of areas subserving the processing of emotional stimuli. Rather,

the brain activation patterns observed depend upon the nature of the

stimulus, the task that participants has to perform, and perhaps their

strategy. Even distinguishing one emotion versus another is not a

simple feat.

Before neuroergonomic measures can be used to provide eective

guidance to etiquette-sensitive automated systems, we need to better

understand the relationship between these variables in human com-

munication paradigms.

11.5 Neuroergonomic Applications with Human Etiquette

Neuroergonomic guided, etiquette sensitive applications may be a

powerful way to enhance many ...