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Tian C, Li H, Tian S, Tian F, Yang H. The neurocognitive mechanism linking temperature and humidity with miners' alertness: an fNIRS study. Sci Rep 2024; 14:11796. [PMID: 38783060 PMCID: PMC11116381 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62674-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024] Open
Abstract
As the depth of coal mining increases, the temperature and humidity of the underground environment also rise, which can negatively impact the physiological health of miners, and may even pose a threat to their safety and lives. However, studies on the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying the relationship between temperature, humidity, and miners' alertness are scant. This study investigates several research objectives: (A) the differences in reaction time and error rate in different temperature and humidity conditions, which factor has a greater impact; (B) the differences in the levels of Oxy-Hb in different conditions and which factor has a greater impact; (C) the differences of activation degree between different regions of interest; and (D) the differences in the shape of Oxy-Hb time course between different conditions between different regions of interests. The fNIRS was used to measure the activity in 100 participants' prefrontal cortex in this study. The results showed that both temperature and humidity would lead to decreased alertness of miners, which would not only prolong the reaction time, increase the error rate, and increase the Oxy-Hb concentration, but also lead to increased activation of the prefrontal cortex and greater activation of the right side than that of the left side, the Oxy-Hb time course was different on both sides, and temperature has a greater effect on alertness than humidity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chenning Tian
- Institute of Safety Management and Risk Control, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China.
- Institute of Safety and Emergency Management, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China.
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- Institute of Safety Management and Risk Control, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
- Institute of Safety and Emergency Management, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
- School of Management, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- Institute of Safety Management and Risk Control, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
- Institute of Safety and Emergency Management, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- Institute of Safety Management and Risk Control, School of Safety Science and Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
- School of Management, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- School of Management, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, 710054, China
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Hamann A, Carstengerdes N. Assessing the development of mental fatigue during simulated flights with concurrent EEG-fNIRS measurement. Sci Rep 2023; 13:4738. [PMID: 36959334 PMCID: PMC10036528 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-31264-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023] Open
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Mental fatigue (MF) can impair pilots' performance and reactions to unforeseen events and is therefore an important concept within aviation. The physiological measurement of MF, especially with EEG and, in recent years, fNIRS, has gained much attention. However, a systematic investigation and comparison of the measurements is seldomly done. We induced MF via time on task during a 90-min simulated flight task and collected concurrent EEG-fNIRS, performance and self-report data from 31 participants. While their subjective MF increased linearly, the participants were able to keep their performance stable over the course of the experiment. EEG data showed an early increase and levelling in parietal alpha power and a slower, but steady increase in frontal theta power. No consistent trend could be observed in the fNIRS data. Thus, more research on fNIRS is needed to understand its possibilities and limits for MF assessment, and a combination with EEG is advisable to compare and validate results. Until then, EEG remains the better choice for continuous MF assessment in cockpit applications because of its high sensitivity to a transition from alert to fatigued, even before performance is impaired.
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- Anneke Hamann
- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut für Flugführung, Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108, Braunschweig, Germany.
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- Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR), Institut für Flugführung, Lilienthalplatz 7, 38108, Braunschweig, Germany
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Akagi R, Sato H, Hirayama T, Hirata K, Kokubu M, Ando S. Effects of three-dimension movie visual fatigue on cognitive performance and brain activity. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 16:974406. [PMID: 36337858 PMCID: PMC9626648 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2022.974406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
To further develop three-dimensional (3D) applications, it is important to elucidate the negative effects of 3D applications on the human body and mind. Thus, this study investigated differences in the effects of visual fatigue on cognition and brain activity using visual and auditory tasks induced by watching a 1-h movie in two dimensions (2D) and 3D. Eighteen young men participated in this study. Two conditions were randomly performed for each participant on different days, namely, watching the 1-h movie on television in 2D (control condition) and 3D (3D condition). Before and after watching the 1-h movie on television, critical flicker fusion frequency (CFF: an index of visual fatigue), and response accuracy and reaction time for the cognitive tasks were determined. Brain activity during the cognitive tasks was evaluated using a multi-channel near-infrared spectroscopy system. In contrast to the control condition, the decreased CFF, and the lengthened reaction time and the decreased activity around the right primary somatosensory cortex during Go/NoGo blocks in the visual task at post-viewing in the 3D condition were significant, with significant repeated measures correlations among them. Meanwhile, in the auditory task, the changes in cognitive performance and brain activity during the Go/NoGo blocks were not significant in the 3D condition. These results suggest that the failure or delay in the transmission of visual information to the primary somatosensory cortex due to visual fatigue induced by watching a 3D movie reduced the brain activity around the primary somatosensory cortex, resulting in poor cognitive performance for the visual task. This suggests that performing tasks that require visual information, such as running in the dark or driving a car, immediately after using a 3D application, may create unexpected risks in our lives. Thus, the findings of this study will help outlining precautions for the use of 3D applications.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ryota Akagi
- College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
- *Correspondence: Ryota Akagi,
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- College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
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- College of Systems Engineering and Science, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Saitama, Japan
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- Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Informatics and Engineering, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Japan
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