Can CNV Amplitude Predict Ability to Accomplish a Demanding Task?
Abstract
Increased CNV amplitude has been related to attention, effort and quick response to stimuli, while decreased CNV amplitude has been related to distraction, delayed reaction time and disorder of mental or emotional functioning.1 These observations suggest that CNV amplitude measured in the laboratory might be a useful predictor of an individual's ability to accomplish a demanding sensori-motor task under operational conditions. One such task is the operation of a surface-to-air missile known as ''Blowpipe''. Firing this weapon requires rapid accurate processing of information from the target, and precise, varying responses to that information, under stressful conditions. It also requires strength and a postural response to the missile's discharge which is cued by auditory stimuli emanating from the weapon. Thus the firing operation is not unlike a CNV-generating situation. (js)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 01, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADP006090
Entities
People
- Peter Abraham
Organizations
- AGARD