Effect of Altitude on Short Term Memory.

Abstract

Hypoxia also known as altitude sickness, is a deficiency of oxygen in the blood. Although there are a variety of situations which can lead to hypoxia it is most often associated with high altitudes and thus is of special concern to the field of aviation. If nothing is done to increase the oxygen level in the blood, death is possible. The two main focuses of this study are at what altitude do these performance decrements occur and what exactly are the cognitive processes affected.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 1997
Accession Number
ADA326603

Entities

People

  • Cathy J. Bartholomew

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Breathing Apparatus
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computers
  • High Altitude
  • Hypobaric Chambers
  • Information Processing
  • Materials
  • Motor Skills
  • North Dakota
  • Psychology
  • Reaction Time
  • Sea Level

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
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