Using cerebral hemovelocity to measure workload during a spatialised auditory vigilance task in novice and experienced observers

Ergonomics

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1251-1263

  Shaw, Tyler H ^a   Satterfield, Kelly ^a   Ramirez, Raul ^a   Finomore, Victor ^b  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebral blood flow velocity; mental workload; spatialised auditory displays; training; transcranial Doppler; vigilance

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY DISPLAY; CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW VELOCITIES; MENTAL WORKLOAD; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER; VIGILANCE;

PERSONNEL TRAINING; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BRAIN; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; VASCULARIZATION; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CEREBRUM; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884412751     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140139.2013.809154     Document Type: Article

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