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EEG for Human Performance and Cognitive Workload Research

​Use CGX Dry EEG to collect brain data, sync with eye tracking and task events, export raw data, and build workflows.

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Cognitive Workload

Mental workload, task demand, decision-making, multitasking, adaptive systems

Attention and Engagement

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Sustained attention, visual attention, UX research, training, interface interaction

Fatigue and Vigilance

Alertness, drowsiness, readiness, long-duration tasks, sleep-adjacent performance

Human Factors and Passive BCI
 

Simulation, real-world task performance, event markers, adaptive systems, BCI workflows

Traditional EEG Is Hard to Scale for Human Factors Research

One Session Shows a Snapshot. Repeated Measures Reveal Cognitive Patterns.

 

Because performance is not static, single-session EEG recordings often miss important trend data. CGX enables repeatable EEG recordings across sessions, tasks, and study phases, helping researchers observe variability, adaptation, and performance trends over time.

Common Challenges:

  • Gel-based setups slow down repeated measurements

  • Complex systems reduce throughput and participant comfort

  • Real-world and simulation studies need flexible deployment

  • Cognitive-state metrics often depend on task-specific validation

  • Closed black-box systems make it hard to inspect or defend results

  • Multimodal workflows require synchronization across EEG, gaze, events, behavior, and physiology

One Metric Does Not Tell the Whole Story - Cognitive states depend on task, context, signal quality, and validation.
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Workload, attention, fatigue, and engagement are not universal outputs that can be reduced to a single score in every context. They depend on the task, population, environment, artifact profile, behavioral outcomes, and analysis method.

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CGX helps researchers build workflows preserving the underlying EEG data, synchronize it with task context, and support transparent validation instead of forcing every study into a closed metric.

The CGX Approach

CGX focuses on the EEG layer researchers need to trust.

Instead of forcing every neuroergonomics workflow into a closed analysis platform, CGX enables modular human factors research built around dry EEG, real-time acquisition, synchronized event markers, partner integrations, raw data export, and upcoming application-specific plug-ins.

 

The goal is practical deployment without giving up scientific control.

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Why This Matters

  • Fast dry electrode setup

  • Wireless EEG for flexible study designs

  • Designed for repeated and applied measurements

  • Raw EEG access included and always free

  • Compatible with open research workflows

  • Supports multimodal integration with gaze, task events, and behavior

  • No black-box-only data model

  • Built for validation, inspection, and custom analysis

Transparent Cognitive-State Research

EEG can support research into cognitive workload, attention, fatigue, engagement, and passive BCI, but these signals need to be interpreted carefully. Metrics should be validated against the specific task, population, and environment being studied.

 

CGX workflows are designed to support that process. Researchers can inspect the signal, export raw EEG, compare pipelines, synchronize task events, and validate derived metrics against behavioral or physiological outcomes.

CGX Neuroergonomics Devices

Quick-20r v2

Dry EEG for Fast Human Factors Studies

 

Dry EEG system optimized for fast setup, repeatable measurements, and applied EEG workflows.

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Highlights

  • Fast dry electrode setup

  • Standard 10-20 montage

  • Wireless acquisition

  • Strong fit for workload, attention, fatigue, and passive BCI studies​

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Quick-32r

Higher-Channel Dry EEG for Advanced Research

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Dry EEG system for teams that need broader EEG coverage while preserving fast setup and flexible deployment.

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Highlights

  • 32-channel dry EEG

  • Broad spatial coverage

  • Useful for advanced cognitive-state workflows

  • Strong fit for simulation, BCI, and multimodal studies

Patch EEG

Low-Burden Frontal EEG for Targeted Workflows

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Patch EEG is not a replacement for full-head EEG. Its value is simple deployment, low participant burden, and access to frontal EEG signals in workflows where a limited montage is scientifically appropriate.

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Highlights

  • Minimal setup

  • Low participant burden

  • Useful for longitudinal and field-style protocols

  • Relevant for frontal workload, fatigue, sleep, and recovery-adjacent paradigms

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AIM

Peripheral Physiology for EEG Experiments

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Add synchronized physiological signals to EEG studies for richer context and multimodal analysis.

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Highlights

  • Collect peripheral physiology alongside EEG

  • Supports signals such as ECG, EMG, PPG, GSR, Temp, and more

  • Synchronized data acquisition

  • Enhances multimodal research workflows

StimTrigger

Precise Event Synchronization for wireless EEG Experiments

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Capture accurate stimulus timing and event markers to align EEG data with task events.

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Highlights

  • Precise stimulus and event markers using proprietary 16-bit wireless marker technology

  • Reliable synchronization with EEG recordings

  • Supports experimental timing workflows

  • Recommended for applications requiring low-latency synchronization

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CrunchBox Software

CGX Flowpoint 

Central Hub for EEG Acquisition and Export

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Flowpoint supports EEG acquisition, visualization, recording, export, and integration workflows.

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Record data, inspect signal quality, stream through LSL, export EDF or CSV, and connect CGX EEG with third-party tools and custom analysis pipelines.

Outputs / Capabilities

  • Real-time EEG acquisition

  • Signal inspection

  • Raw EDF / CSV export

  • LSL streaming

  • Local workflow support

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NeuroPype Signal Check

EEG Signal Quality Review

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Signal quality workflows help researchers inspect whether EEG recordings are usable before moving into deeper analysis.​

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Outputs / Capabilities

  • Signal quality metrics

  • Channel-level review

  • Artifact context

  • Recording-level QC support

NeuroPype Band Power

Frequency-Domain EEG Analysis

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Bandpower workflows support exploratory analysis of EEG frequency bands across conditions, sessions, or task states.

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Outputs / Capabilities

  • EEG bandpower metrics

  • Condition comparisons

  • Exportable results

  • Research workflow support

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Neuroergonomics Plug-ins

Application-Specific Workflows - in Development

 

CGX is developing application-specific plug-ins to support research workflows around cognitive state, workload, attention, fatigue, stress, and engagement.

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Planned Workflow Areas

  • Cognitive-state research

  • Workload-related EEG features

  • Attention and sustained performance

  • Fatigue and vigilance research

  • Multimodal reporting where available

Partner Ecosystem

 

Human factors studies often combine brain activity with eye tracking, task behavior, physiological signals, event markers, simulation data, and subjective reports.

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CGX supports a focused partner ecosystem for synchronized eye tracking, event markers, multimodal human behavior platforms, cognitive-state analytics, and open research tools.

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Pupil Labs

Eye Tracking and EEG for Real-World Neuroergonomics

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CGX is integrating with Pupil Labs eye tracking to support synchronized EEG and gaze workflows for neuroergonomics, human factors, UX research, training, mobility, and real-world attention studies.

 

Best For

  • EEG + eye tracking

  • Gaze and attention research

  • Cognitive workload studies

  • UX and interface testing

  • Mobility and real-world task studies

  • Passive BCI and adaptive systems

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iMotions

Multimodal Human Behavior Research

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iMotions supports multimodal human behavior research workflows that combine EEG with eye tracking, GSR/EDA, EMG, ECG, facial expression analysis, video, surveys, and behavioral data.

 

CGX adds value by providing fast dry EEG hardware, transparent raw data access, and flexible integration pathways for researchers who want EEG as part of a broader human behavior study.

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Best For

  • UX and usability research

  • Human factors research

  • Training and performance

  • Consumer neuroscience

  • Multimodal behavior research

InnoBrain

Cognitive-State Analytics and Applied Mental-State Workflows

 

InnoBrain develops AI-enabled workflows for transforming EEG and behavioral data into cognitive-state and mental-state insights.

 

CGX can complement these workflows with dry EEG systems, deployment-friendly hardware, and transparent access to the raw signal layer.

 

Best For

  • Cognitive monitoring

  • Mental workload research

  • Readiness and performance workflows

  • Fatigue and safety indicators

  • Industrial and mobility applications

  • Applied human performance research

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Cedrus

Precise Synchronization for EEG Experiments

 

Cedrus is a CGX partner for experiment synchronization and event-marker workflows. Together, CGX and Cedrus support precise timing for EEG studies that need to align brain data with task events, stimulus markers, and behavioral paradigms.

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Best For

  • Event synchronization

  • Stimulus timing

  • Task-marker workflows

  • BCI experiments

  • Human factors studies

  • Multimodal EEG research

Neuroergonomics, Applied

Whether you are studying workload, attention, fatigue, engagement, or adaptive systems, CGX provides the EEG workflow from recording to analysis.

Cognitive Workload and Mental Effort

Measure Task Demand During Real-World and Simulated Performance

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Study how task demands affect brain activity during decision-making, monitoring, training, multitasking, or interface use.

Used For

  • Cognitive workload studies

  • Mental workload monitoring

  • Simulation research

  • Human-machine interaction

  • Adaptive automation

  • Training evaluation

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Why Researchers Choose CGX

  • Fast dry EEG setup

  • Raw EEG access for validation

  • Event synchronization support

  • Compatible with multimodal workflows

  • Flexible export for custom analysis

Attention, Engagement, and Gaze
Combine EEG and Eye Tracking for Attention Research

Use CGX EEG with eye tracking workflows to study attention, gaze behavior, engagement, and task performance.

Used For

  • UX research

  • Interface testing

  • Visual search

  • Training studies

  • Mobility research

  • Passive BCI workflows

Why Researchers Choose CGX

  • Pupil Labs integration

  • Dry EEG setup for repeated studies

  • EEG + gaze workflow potential

  • LSL and export-based workflows

  • Transparent access to underlying data

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Fatigue and Vigilance
Study Alertness Across Repeated or Long-Duration Tasks

Use CGX EEG to study changes in vigilance, fatigue, drowsiness, or readiness during demanding or extended task conditions.

Used For

  • Transportation research

  • Shift work studies

  • Readiness research

  • Long-duration task monitoring

  • Training fatigue

  • Sleep and performance studies

Why Researchers Choose CGX

  • Practical repeated-measure workflows

  • Patch EEG option for low-burden protocols

  • Raw EEG access

  • Multimodal context through partner workflows

  • Useful for fatigue and recovery-adjacent research

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Human Factors and Passive BCI
Build EEG Into Adaptive Research Workflows

Use EEG as one input into systems designed to adapt to workload, attention, fatigue, or performance context.

Used For

  • Passive BCI

  • Adaptive automation

  • Brain-computer interface research

  • Simulation studies

  • Human-machine teaming

  • Real-time research workflows

Why Developers Choose CGX

  • Wireless dry EEG systems

  • LSL streaming

  • Wireless event-marker support with StimTrigger

  • Open export

  • Partner Program path for validated methods and plug-ins

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Neuroergonomics Bundles

Pre-configured EEG workflows for cognitive workload, attention, fatigue, multimodal human factors, and passive BCI research.

These bundles are suggested starting points. Final configurations should be matched to the study design.

Human Factors Starter

For pilot studies and early-stage cognitive workload research

What’s Included

  • 1× Quick-20r v2

  • Flowpoint acquisition software

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What You Get

  • Fast dry EEG setup

  • Raw EDF / CSV export

  • LSL streaming workflow

  • Signal quality workflow access

  • Flexible analysis path​​

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Best For

  • Pilot studies

  • Cognitive workload research

  • Training studies

  • Early-stage feasibility work

Multimodal Performance 

For EEG, eye tracking, event markers, and applied performance studies

What’s Included

  • 1× Quick-20r v2 

  • Flowpoint acquisition software

  • StimTrigger

  • AIM physiological sensor

  • Pupil Labs eye tracker

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What You Get

  • Low latency synchronization of EEG with events and other modalities

  • EEG + gaze workflow 

  • Human performance research setup

  • Full multimodal physiology

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Best For

  • Eye tracking + EEG studies

  • Simulation studies

  • Attention and engagement research

  • Human-machine interaction

  • Multimodal setups

  • Passive BCI workflows

Advanced Neuroergonomics 

For higher-channel EEG and advanced human factors programs

What’s Included

  • 1× Quick-32r

  • Flowpoint acquisition software

  • StimTrigger

  • Signal quality and bandpower plug-ins

  • Partner integration consultation

  • Raw EDF / CSV export

  • LSL streaming workflow

 

What You Get

  • Higher-channel dry EEG workflow

  • More spatial coverage

  • Flexible multimodal integration

  • Research-ready export path

 

Best For

  • Advanced neuroergonomics labs

  • BCI and passive BCI research

  • Human factors programs

  • High-throughput applied EEG studies

Field / Longitudinal Add-On

For low-burden frontal EEG, fatigue, recovery, and sleep-adjacent protocols

What’s Included

  • Patch EEG

  • HydroFlex electrodes

  • Ring Oximeter

  • Flowpoint acquisition software

  • Sleep analysis plug-in(s)

 

What You Get

  • Raw EDF / CSV export

  • Low-burden frontal EEG recording

  • Repeated-measure workflow

  • Field-study flexibility

  • Sleep quality metrics in raltion to wake performanc

 

Best For​

  • Feasibility studies

  • Unsupervised data collection

  • Longitudinal monitoring

  • Frontal EEG paradigms

  • Fatigue and recovery context

  • Sleep-adjacent human performance studies

Built Around Open EEG Workflows

All CGX neuroergonomics workflows are built around transparency, export, and integration.

 

All workflows include or support

  • Flowpoint acquisition platform

  • Raw EDF and CSV export

  • LSL streaming

  • Signal inspection

  • Event synchronization workflows

  • Compatibility with third-party analysis tools

  • Local-first data handling where applicable

  • Free access to raw EEG data

Frequently asked questions

Build a transparent EEG workflow for neuroergonomics and human factors research

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Whether you are studying cognitive workload, attention, fatigue, engagement, training, simulation, passive BCI, or multimodal human behavior, CGX can help configure the right EEG hardware, software, integration pathway, and partner workflow.

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