Physiological mechanism underlying the improvement in visuospatial performance due to 30% oxygen inhalation

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-170

  Chung, Soon Cheol ^a   Lee, Bongsoo ^a   Tack, Gye Rae ^a   Yi, Jeong Han ^a   Lee, Hang Woon ^a   Kwon, Ji Hun ^a   Choi, Mi Hyun ^a   Eom, Jin Sup ^b   Sohn, Jin Hun ^b  

^a Research Institute of Biomedical Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

30 oxygen administration; Heart rate; Oxygen saturation in the blood; Visuospatial performance

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; PHYSIOLOGY; STUDENTS;

HEART RATE; OXYGEN INHALATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS; VISUOSPATIAL PERFORMANCE;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN BREATHING; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST;

EID: 36849065748     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2007.05.008     Document Type: Article

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