The efficacy of auditory probes in indexing cognitive workload is dependent on stimulus complexity

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 56-62

  Dyke, Ford B ^a   Leiker, Amber M ^a   Grand, Kirk F ^a   Godwin, Maurice M ^a   Thompson, Andrew G ^a   Rietschel, Jeremy C ^b   McDonald, Craig G ^c   Miller, Matthew W ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive workload; Event related potentials; Response orienting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; ORIENTING RESPONSE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; HEARING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; BRAIN MAPPING; COGNITION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922470493     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.12.008     Document Type: Article

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