The research is a result of the experiment was conducted on 25 participants recruited from a university.
All the subjects tested were native English speakers.
The participants then viewed experimental images on a large monitor at the opening of the scanner.
In all, each participant viewed a unique set of 560 images.
A second experiment tracked participants responses to security warnings in a more natural setting while using a laptop computer.
Such repetition suppression, or RS, has long been documented in everything from sea slugs to humans.
Our findings suggest that a complimentary solution is to develop UI designs that are less susceptible to habituation.
We show that the polymorphic warning artifact developed in this study is one such effective design.
Our results point to future research opportunities for security interventions that take into account the biology of the user.
The scientists hope to gain meaningful insights into habituation and understand the way our brain works.
Resource :Ars Technica.
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