Effects of whole-body vibration on short-term memory
Effects of whole-body vibration on short-term memory
An experiment has been conducted to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration on cognitive performance independent of the direct mechanical action of vibration on vision and manual control. Sixteen subjects completed a short-term memory task (memory scanning) during exposure to 16 Hz sinusoidal whole-body vibration at four magnitudes: 0, 1.0, 1.6, and 2.5 ms-2 r.m.s. The results show a detrimental effect of vibration on performance when measured by mean reaction time (p < 0.001) and number of attentional lapses (p < 0.01). Response errors rose significantly during the 1.0 ms-2 r.m.s. condition alone. The data suggest that vibration disrupts central cognitive mechanisms utilized during the processing of information in short-term memory, although compensatory cognitive procedures may exist to minimise these effects.
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Sherwood, N.
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Griffin, M. J.
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1 December 1990
Sherwood, N.
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Griffin, M. J.
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Sherwood, N. and Griffin, M. J.
(1990)
Effects of whole-body vibration on short-term memory.
Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, 61 (12), .
Abstract
An experiment has been conducted to investigate the effects of whole-body vibration on cognitive performance independent of the direct mechanical action of vibration on vision and manual control. Sixteen subjects completed a short-term memory task (memory scanning) during exposure to 16 Hz sinusoidal whole-body vibration at four magnitudes: 0, 1.0, 1.6, and 2.5 ms-2 r.m.s. The results show a detrimental effect of vibration on performance when measured by mean reaction time (p < 0.001) and number of attentional lapses (p < 0.01). Response errors rose significantly during the 1.0 ms-2 r.m.s. condition alone. The data suggest that vibration disrupts central cognitive mechanisms utilized during the processing of information in short-term memory, although compensatory cognitive procedures may exist to minimise these effects.
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Published date: 1 December 1990
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