Use of frequency domain analysis of skin conductance for evaluation of mental workload

Journal of Physiological Anthropology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Shimomura, Yoshihiro ^a   Yoda, Takumi ^a   Sugiura, Koji ^b   Horiguchi, Akinori ^c   Iwanaga, Koichi ^a   Katsuura, Tetsuo ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ISUZU ADVANCED ENGINEERING CENTER

^c ISUZU MOTORS LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrodermal activity; Frequency analysis; Mental workload; Skin conductance; Vehicle driving

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; MENTAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; REACTION TIME; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 57349129471     PISSN: 18806791     EISSN: 18806805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.173     Document Type: Article

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