Cognition, blinks, eye-movements, and pupillary movements during performance of a running memory task.
| Autor: | Fukuda K; Department of Human Development and Education, Fukuoka Prefectural University, Tagawa, Fukuoka, Japan., Stern JA, Brown TB, Russo MB |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Aviation, space, and environmental medicine [Aviat Space Environ Med] 2005 Jul; Vol. 76 (7 Suppl), pp. C75-85. |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Blinks, saccades, and pupil diameter changes are studied for their application as tools to unobtrusively monitor aspects of performance. Methods: Subjects performed a running memory task for a 60-min period. To evaluate changes in the relationship of blinks to saccades as a function of time on task, the ratio of blinks occurring with and without saccade was calculated for the second following stimulus termination plus the last 0.2 s of stimulus presentation, and also the second preceding stimulus onset plus the initial 0.2 s of stimulus presentation. Changes in pupil diameter following blinks with and without saccades were measured at the beginning, middle, and late in the experiment. Results: Blink frequency increased during both periods as a function of time on task (p < 0.0001). The ratio of blinks concurrent with saccades during the post-stimulus period increased as a function of time on task (p < 0.0001). Pupil diameter increased following blink termination (p < 0.05), regardless of time on task, blink duration, or the presence of a saccade during the blink. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the increase in blinking associated with saccades as a function of time on task, and the pupillary dilation following a blink are associated with aspects of information processing. These results provide a framework for future studies assessing higher-order cognitive function in operational environments based on measurements of blink, pupil, and saccades. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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