Dave Warner MD
Medical Neuroscientist
Director of Medical Intelligence
MindTel, Syracuse NY
Director, Institute for
Interventional Informatics,
San Diego CA
http://www.pulsar.org/febweb/history/djwarner.htm
davew@npac.syr.edu
www.pulsar.org
davew@well.com
From The Decade Of The Brain- To The Millennium Of The Mind
http://www.quasar.org/memes/lastlfing/10brainwavesviz.html
An optimized, operational mapping of interactive interface technologies to the
human nervous system's capacity to transduce, assimilate and respond
intelligently to information in an integrative-multisensory interaction
will fundamentally change the way that humans interact with information
systems.
This is an extension of the human nervous system into information space."
-- "enhanced expressivity"---- enhanced perceptibility
Therefore we propose
Project : NERUO-COSMOLOGY – Experiential Interfacing Systems
We propose a single, multi-modally integrated interface system for the
perceptibility and expressability of massive quantities of critical information.
For the purposes of communication with a larger collective of connected
individuals
This research will address Neurophysiological considerations
in developing an interactive experiential system that optimizes
the humans perceptual and expressive capacity.
We propose to develop a "Perceptual State-space Modulation" system
-an interactive experimental environment for incorporating new ways to render
complex information to the user by optimizing the interface system to match the
human nervous system render to consciousness the necessary information.
-methods to intentionally modulate the contents of a conscious experience in
such a way so as to maximize the comprehensibility of complex concepts from
diverse disciplines
We propose to research and develop an interactive perceptualization system for
the purposes of enhancing the dynamic interaction between the human user and a
set of complex and diverse data types.
This next generation communication methodology will foster the development of
computer enhanced/mediated trans discipline languaging tools for effective
interdisciplinary communication.
An eclectic integration of cognitive neuroscience, perceptual psycho-physics
and bio-cybernetics augment current efforts to create robust interactive
systems.
It is postulated that we will need all the help we can get in intelligently
cyberizing the perceptibility and expressivity of complex dynamic
poly dimensional phenomena.
The fundamental operational design principle:
Research in human sensory physiology, specifically sensory transduction
mechanisms, shows us that there are designs in our nervous systems optimized for
feature extraction of spatially rendered data, temporally rendered data, and
textures. We will develop these interface techniques and technologies consistent
with the basic neuroscience issues of modality, duration, intensity,
distribution, frequency, spatial displacement, contrast, inhibition, threshold,
adaptation, transduction, conductance and transmission (to name a few)
We can then identify the optimal perceptual state space parameters in which
information can best be rendered. That is, what types of information are best
rendered to each specific sense modality, a sense specific optimization of
rendered information. (i.e., how to best render for the highest
quality information through Computational Preparation of Rendered Data)
A quick head's up on where I’m coming from..
If any of the above is interesting…
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Some history
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Since I started the combined MD./PhD. program in 1988,
my research efforts have focused on advanced instrumentation
and new methods of analysis which can be applied to
evaluating various aspects of human function as it relates to
human computer interaction.
From the philosophic orientation of General Systems Theories and
Physiologically valid human information sciences I have been
exploring relevant issues in interactive human computer
interface design.
My specific research is involved in studying the flow
of information between the human and the computer.
The intent of this effort is to identify methods and techniques
which optimize information flow between humans and computers.
I have been working with and developing several classes of advanced human
computer interface technologies including instrumented clothing, pressure
sensors, surface EMG, EOG, EEG (direct bio-electric signals from muscle, eye
and brain activity), a new form of force transducer and the complete sensory
immersion systems of Virtual Reality
Dave Warner MD
Medical Neuroscientist
Director of Medical Intelligence
MindTel, Syracuse NY
Director, Institute for
Interventional Informatics,
San Diego CA
davew@npac.syr.edu
www.pulsar.org
davew@well.com
Education:
BA Physical Science
San Diego State University, Fall 1986.
(Emphasis in Physics, Mathematics and Philosophy)
MD Doctor of Medicine
Loma Linda University, Spring 1995
Ph.D. Physio-informatics (dissertation in progress)
Loma Linda University, Spring 2000 completion.
Current Projects
1.Distributed medical intelligence (DMI):
Connectivity Matrix for ubiquitous telemedical Knowledge on Demand
services.
2.Interactive educational tracking tools
"Smart Desk"
3.Universal interfacing tools
Neattools-TNG3's
4.Bot-masters (DARPA)
Wearable computer interface systems
Landmine detection
Wearable air ground station
Tele-robotic controller
Human-robot interface/controllers
5.Cyber-Cultural engineering
"Cyberarium" - Center for Really Neat Research
6.Interventional Informatics
It is the intent of Interventional informatics
to seek out key areas where information technology can be
effectively utilized to improve quality of life, for example, in health
care and/or education, and then actively participate in facilitating
implementation. Project areas currently active include:
1. Advanced instrumentation for the acquisition and analysis of medically
relevant
biological signals
2. New interface systems for persons with disabilities
3. Educational systems that adapt to the users ability to learn
4. Advanced training technologies which will allow the
rapid dispersion of newly developed techniques.
5.. Advanced informatic systems which augment the general flow of medical
information and provides decision support for the health care professional.
6.. Public access to health information databases designed to empower the
average citizen to become more involved in their
own health care.
Publications (short list)
1. Warner D, Rusovick R, Balch D (1998) The Globalization of Interventional
Informatics Through Internet Mediated Distributed Medical Intelligence, New
Medicine May 98
2. Warner D, Tichenor J.M, Balch DC (1996) Telemedicine and Distributed Medical
Intelligence, Telemedicine Journal 2: 295-301.
3. Warner, D., Anderson, T., and Johannsen, J. (1994). Bio-Cybernetics: A
Biologically Responsive Interactive Interface, in Medicine Meets Virtual Reality
II: Interactive Technology & Healthcare: Visionary Applications for Simulation
Visualization Robotics. (pp. 237-241). San Diego, CA, USA: Aligned Management
Associates.
4. Warner, D., Sale, J., Price, S. and Will, D. (1992). Remapping the HumanComputer Interface for Optimized Perceptualization of Medical Information, in
Proceedings of Medicine Meets Virtual Reality. San Diego, CA: Aligned Management
Associates.
5. Warner, D., Sale, J.
Workstation: A Clinical
Proceedings of the 13th
in Medicine and Biology
Society
Press.
and Price, S. (1991). The Neuro-rehabilitation
Application for Machine-Resident Intelligence, in
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering
Society. ( pp. 1266-1267). Los Alamos, CA: IEEE Computer
INTERESTS:
Interventional Informatics; Medical
Communications, Distributed Medical intelligence, Bio-sensors, Quantitative
Human performance, Expressional interface systems, Physio-informatics,
Intelligent Interface-metrics, User Tracking Interface systems, Distributed
tele-robotic controllers, Intermental Networking, Bio-cybernetics systems,
Cognitive Neuroscience; Perceptual Psycho-physics, Perceptual state space
modulation, Physiology; Physics; Mathematics; Philosophy, General Systems