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Inter-hemispheric electroencephalography coherence analysis: assessing brain activity during monotonous driving.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20350573     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The current study investigated the effect of monotonous driving on inter-hemispheric electroencephalography (EEG) coherence. Twenty-four non-professional drivers were recruited to perform a fatigue instigating monotonous driving task while 30 channels of EEG were simultaneously recorded. The EEG recordings were then divided into 5 equal sections over the entire driving period for analysis. Inter-hemispheric coherence was computed from 5 homologous EEG electrode pairs (FP1-FP2, C3-C4, T7-T8, P7-P8, and O1-O2) for delta, theta, alpha and beta frequency bands. Results showed that frontal and occipital inter-hemispheric coherence values were significantly higher than central, parietal, and temporal sites for all four frequency bands (p<0.0001). In the alpha frequency band, significant difference was found between earlier and later driving sections (p=0.02). The coherence values in all EEG frequency bands were slightly increased at the end of the driving session, except for FP1-FP2 electrode pair, which showed no significant change in coherence in the beta frequency band at the end of the driving session.
Authors:
Budi Thomas Jap; Sara Lal; Peter Fischer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-03-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology     Volume:  76     ISSN:  1872-7697     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Psychophysiol     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-05-10     Completed Date:  2010-09-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8406214     Medline TA:  Int J Psychophysiol     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Medical and Molecular Biosciences, University of Technology, Sydney, Building 4, level 6, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia. Budi.T.Jap@uts.edu.au
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Arousal / physiology*
Attention / physiology*
Automobile Driving*
Cortical Synchronization*
Electroencephalography
Female
Functional Laterality / physiology*
Humans
Male
Mental Fatigue*
Middle Aged

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