THE OBSERVATION APPROACH
Human Attention Lab
What captures attention? What competes for it? What can be observed when an activity or original Sonik WRay sound is deliberately introduced? These questions guide the lab’s exploratory work.
Start with observation
Document what the participant is doing and what they notice without deliberately changing the conditions. This gives later comparisons a clearly described starting point.
Introduce an agreed change
Change one variable where practical: an activity, instruction, or sound. Record when it changes and ask the participant to describe their experience in their own words.
Add available measurements
Timing, behavior, and EEG can add information to an observation. Record the setup and conditions, including movement and other possible signal artifacts. Measurements and subjective accounts can sit alongside one another without assuming one explains the other.
Repeat and compare
Repeat a condition where practical to see whether a pattern recurs. A repeatable observation can guide a further question; it does not by itself establish cause or a general conclusion about other people.