Sleep disorder and driver related fatigue: electroencephalography and heart rate variability assessment
Project Member(s): Lal, S.
Start year: 2002
Summary: Fatigue is a serious road acident related problem that is potentially magnified by drivers having a sleep disorder. However, few studies have examined the association between sleep-disorders and fatigue during a driving task. This research will measure the association between such factors as electroencephalography (EEG) and autonomic (electrocardiogram) effects with fatigue during driving. The aim is to investigate in subjects with sleep disorder, any changes in EEG, heart and eye activity during a simulated driving task. Psychophysiological assessment will also be performed to identify anxiety and mood associations with fatigue. The findings will be utilised for the continued development of a fatigue countermeasure device.
Publications:
Lal, SKL & Craig, A 2005, 'Reproducibility of the spectral components of the electroencephalogram during driver fatigue', International Journal of Psychophysiology, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 137-143.
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Keywords: Driver fatigue; electroencphalography; electrocardiogram; autonomic; countermeasure; psychophysiology
FOR Codes: Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology), Neurobiology, Medical Biotechnology, Health and support services not elsewhere classified, Animal Neurobiology, Biological Psychology (Neuropsychology, Psychopharmacology, Physiological Psychology), Gene and Molecular Therapy, Animal neurobiology , Gene and molecular therapy , Cognitive neuroscience