The effects of the level of alertness during the rest period on subsequent performance

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 479-490

  Hirose, Ayako ^a   Nagasaka, Akihiko ^a  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alertness; Eeg; Rest; Sleep inertia; Sleep stages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REST; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; REST; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WORK;

EID: 2142723515     PISSN: 10803548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10803548.2003.11076584     Document Type: Article

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