I must admit that I don't remember ever coming across the term "old brain" in my studies. Perhaps it was active when I was being lectured about it and I was too busy watching for tigers ;-)
In terms of stimuli that make us nervous, I don't think animated banner ads count, otherwise net heads would be in a constant state of anxiety until banners disappeared. The idea you mentioned is a little simplistic and I'm not sure it's a part of proper psychology though I could be wrong. Besides, organic systems habituate (ie, get used to and then ignore) repetitive stimuli eventually unless they are overwhelming (it's hard to sleep at a loud rave). For responses to threat-inducing stimuli, you can read about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems for a start. There is lots of work about anxiety, PTSD and the like, but I know of nothing covering anxiety disorders and banner ads. Psychology has played an important role in this field. Many of the first HCI researchers were cognitive psychologists. I think Alan Dix wrote a paper about the history of HCI somewhere. It might be on his website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=31782 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
