The effects of movement and physical exertion on soldier vigilance

Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 5 II, 2007, Pages

  Mahoney, Caroline R ^a,d   Hirsch, Edward ^a   Hasselquist, Leif ^a   Lesher, Larry L ^b   Lieberman, Harris R ^c  

^a DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^d US Army RD and E Command   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Exercise

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLDIER; TACTILE STIMULATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; EXERTION; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 34248217637     PISSN: 00956562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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