Cue utilization predicts resource allocation during rail control simulations: a NIRS study

Daniel Sturman, Mark W. Wiggins, Jaime C. Auton, Shayne Loft

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    Abstract

    This study was designed to examine whether cue utilization differentiates performance and resource allocation during simulated monitoring and process control tasks. The experiment involved the completion of a 45-minute rail control simulation that required participants to re-route trains either infrequently (monitoring task) or periodically (process control task). Implicit patterns of train movement were incorporated into the rail control task. Measures of participants’ response latency, fixation rates and cerebral blood flow were taken. Participants with higher cue utilization demonstrated greater decreases in fixation rates, smaller changes in cerebral oxygenation in the prefrontal cortex, and smaller increases in response latencies. The results provide support for the assertion that a relatively greater capacity for cue utilization is associated with the allocation of fewer cognitive resources during sustained attention tasks.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)726-730
    Number of pages5
    JournalProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting
    Volume62
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2018
    EventHuman Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting (62nd : 2018) - Philadelphia, United States
    Duration: 1 Oct 20185 Oct 2018

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