The Role of EEG Biofeedback Training Preceding an Automated Monitoring Task

<p>Discussions are taking place in aviation circles to revamp and revolutionize air traffic management under the term "free-flight". The plans for a new system would incorporate, to a high degree, automation technologies that may have important human factors implications. One such concern speaks to quality of mental involvement as authority roles change. This modification of cerebral involvement may have an effect on performance during critical system failures. The purpose of this research has been to investigate whether specialized EEG biofeedback training might have an ameliorating effect on reducing the vigilance decrement. Partial support was found that evidences utility to this end.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Human Factors & Systems

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - Open Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Factors and Systems

Year

2001

Author dc:creator

• Hilscher, Matthew Bernd

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dennis A. Vincenzi
• Frances Greene
• Kenneth Fleming

• EEG
• biofeedback
• automated
• monitoring
• Aviation
• Management and Operations

Repository record dc:identifier

https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/81

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:commons.erau.edu:db-theses-1117