Vigilance decrement during the on-The-road driving tests: The importance of time-on-task in psychopharmacological research

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 58, Issue , 2013, Pages 244-248

  Verster, Joris C ^a   Roth, Thomas ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Driving; Impairment; SDLP; Vigilance decrement

Indexed keywords

ROADS AND STREETS; TRANSPORTATION;

DRIVING; FUNCTION OF TIME; IMPAIRMENT; LATERAL POSITIONS; PRIMARY PARAMETERS; SDLP; STANDARD DEVIATION; VIGILANCE DECREMENT;

TESTING;

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAR DRIVING; DRIVING; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; IMPAIRMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SDLP; TIME; VIGILANCE DECREMENT; DRUG EFFECTS; PROCEDURES;

DRIVING; IMPAIRMENT; SDLP; VIGILANCE DECREMENT;

ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DATA COLLECTION; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PLACEBO EFFECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896521679     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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