Treffer: A Strategically Timed Verbal Task Improves Performance and Neurophysiological Alertness During Fatiguing Drives

Title:
A Strategically Timed Verbal Task Improves Performance and Neurophysiological Alertness During Fatiguing Drives
Authors:
ATCHLEY, Paul, CHAN, Mark, GREGERSEN, Sabrina
Source:
Human factors. 56(3):453-462
Publisher Information:
Santa Monica, CA: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2014.
Publication Year:
2014
Physical Description:
print, 1 p.1/4
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Cognition, Genetics, Génétique, Applied physiology, ergonomics sports medicine, Physiologie appliquée, ergonomie, sport, Psychology, psychopathology, psychiatry, Psychologie, psychopathologie, psychiatrie, Sciences biologiques et medicales, Biological and medical sciences, Sciences biologiques fondamentales et appliquees. Psychologie, Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology, Psychologie. Psychophysiologie, Psychology. Psychophysiology, Psychologie appliquée, Applied psychology, Transports. Urbanisme, Transportation. City planning, Psychologie. Psychanalyse. Psychiatrie, Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry, Cognition, Cognición, Electrophysiologie, Electrophysiology, Electrofisiología, Attention, Atención, Conduite véhicule, Vehicle driving, Conducción vehículo, Electroencéphalographie, Electroencephalography, Electroencefalografía, Ergonomie, Ergonomics, Ergonomía, Etude expérimentale, Experimental study, Estudio experimental, Facteur humain, Human factor, Factor humano, Homme, Human, Hombre, Langage, Language, Lenguaje, Monotonie, Monotonicity, Monotonía, Performance, Rendimiento, Tâche concurrente, Concurrent task, Tarea concurrente, Vigilance, Vigilancia, alertness, attention, concurrent task, countermeasures, fatigued driving, monotony
Document Type:
Fachzeitschrift Article
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia, United States
ISSN:
0018-7208
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=28451461
Rights:
Copyright 2015 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Psychology. Ethology

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Accession Number:
edscal.28451461
Database:
PASCAL Archive

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Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate if a verbal task can improve alertness and if performance changes are associated with changes in alertness as measured by EEG. Background: Previous research has shown that a secondary task can improve performance on a short, monotonous drive. The current work extends this by examining longer, fatiguing drives. The study also uses EEG to confirm that improved driving performance is concurrent with improved driver alertness. Method: A 90-min, monotonous simulator drive was used to place drivers in a fatigued state. Four secondary tasks were used: no verbal task, continuous verbal task, late verbal task, and a passive radio task. Results: When engaged in a secondary verbal task at the end of the drive, drivers showed improved lane-keeping performance and had improvements in neurophysiological measures of alertness. Conclusion: A strategically timed concurrent task can improve performance even for fatiguing drives. Application: Secondary-task countermeasures may prove useful for enhancing driving performance across a range of driving conditions.