A study on the effects of 40% oxygen on addition task performance in three levels of difficulty and physiological signals

International Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 118, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 905-916

  Chung, Soon Cheol ^a   Lee, Hang Woon ^a   Choi, Mi Hyun ^a   Tack, Gye Rae ^a   Lee, Bongsoo ^a   Yi, Jeong Han ^a   Kim, Hyun Jun ^a   Lee, Beob Yi ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

40 oxygen; Addition task performance; Physiological signals; Three levels of difficulty

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45849112171     PISSN: 00207454     EISSN: 15635279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207450701750455     Document Type: Article

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