Physiological workload reactions to increasing levels of task difficulty

Ergonomics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 656-669

  Veltman, J A ^a   Gaillard, A W K ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Eye blinks; Heart rate; Mental workload; Respiration; Spectral analysis

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EYE MOVEMENTS; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

MENTAL WORKLOAD;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYELID REFLEX; FEMALE; FLIGHT; HEART CYCLE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RATING SCALE; REST; SIMULATOR; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL INFORMATION; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; BLINKING; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; RESPIRATION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032080306     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401398186829     Document Type: Article

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