During the COVID-19 pandemic, several organizations substituted face-to-face meetings with videoconferences. As a result, videoconferencing has become the “new normal” of human social interaction in many domains. However, the extensive use of these tools also has a dark side, referred to as videoconference fatigue. Several findings from surveys have reported the harmful effects of videoconferencing.
Now, an interdisciplinary research team provides neurophysiological evidence of videoconference fatigue . Researchers conducted a neuroscientific study with students who took part in lectures held both in-person in a traditional lecture hall and online via video conferencing. Using EEG and ECG data, researchers demonstrated that a 50-minute video conference-based lecture leads to greater fatigue than face-to-face lecture alternatives. These findings indicate that extensive use of…
