The Identification of Psychophysiologic Correlates of Cognitive Processing.

Abstract

The rationale of the feasibility study was to test the efficiency of EEG measures in assessing the level of cognitive processing in aircraft pilots. Several studies involving different subjects under differing conditions demonstrated the relationship between EEG and cognitive states. Frontal electrodes alone were inadequate to capture the most significant data. The best statistical indicator of differences in cognitive states was the occipital electrodes. Statistical tests showed that the EEG could be used to clearly differentiate cognitive and non-cognitive tasks. The study's most important contribution was the development of a technique for statistically analysing various treatment effects on EEG while subjects are used as their own control. This time series analysis is referred to as INNOVATE (Individual Normal Variant Analysis Technique). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA095961

Entities

People

  • D. R. Eddy
  • F. J. Bremner
  • R. E. Mckenzie

Organizations

  • Southern Methodist University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Brain Waves
  • Cognition
  • Computer Programs
  • Data Science
  • Discriminant Analysis
  • Experimental Design
  • Factor Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Power Spectra
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Square Waves
  • Statistical Analysis

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Systems Analysis and Design