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View all- Kosch TKarolus JZagermann JReiterer HSchmidt AWoźniak P(2023)A Survey on Measuring Cognitive Workload in Human-Computer InteractionACM Computing Surveys10.1145/358227255:13s(1-39)Online publication date: 13-Jul-2023
Test battery for assessment of cognitive function in older employees: performance, brain processes, and cardiovascular "costs"
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Abstract
Declines in cognitive function with advancing age may cause performance decrements and stress in older workers who have to do complex work. We aimed to develop a system for complex assessment of cognitive load in older employees with parallel registration of behavioural, neuronal and cardiovascular activity. We present the test battery that can provide reliable data on age-related cognitive deficits. Using this test battery, EEG and cardiovascular indexes were found which are stable over time, sensitive to ageing and cognitive load. The test battery and physiological indexes are suitable for the development of a computational model describing heart-brain interactions during work performance. The model may be further implemented into mobile devices using for the online assessment of cognitive load.
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