The Effects of the Level of Alertness During the Rest Period on Subsequent Performance

• Autorzy: Hirose A. , Nagasaka A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this study was to examine how to take an effective rest to prevent a decline in alertness at work. The relationship between alertness during the rest period and subsequent task performance were investigated. The electroencephalogram (EEG) during the rest period was classified into 3 types, and these types had a significant effect on performance after the rest period. Type 1 (increasing in theta, alpha 2, and beta 1 power) was the best one for carrying out the task, whereas performance gradually declined in Type 3 (no change in EEG activity). In the case of Type 1, the method that would relieve sleep inertia bad a more positive impact on performance after the rest period.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

alertness; rest; EEG; sleep; stages; sleep inertia

PL

fizjologia pracy; odpoczynek po wysiłku; sen; zagrożenia zdrowia; gotowość do pracy

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2003
• Tom: Vol. 9, No. 4
• Strony: 479--490
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 16 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Hirose A.

• Human Factors Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan

autor

Nagasaka A.

• Human Factors Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry, Japan

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