Heart Rate Variability Analysis and Performance during a Repeated Mental Workload Task

摘要: We designed and conducted an experiment using a repetitive task to investigate associations between mental workload, performance, Heart Rate Variability (HRV) features across repetitions. According the literature, we define workload as interaction person that causes demands exceed person’s capacity deliver. Mental was triggered by use of highly-paced video game repeated over time. Before engaging with task, each subject assessed in controlled condition (i.e., relaxing period) for short Short term HRV variations baseline control situation) gaming session task) were explored. The results show dynamics diminish repetitions, while performance increases. Importantly, this suggests can be well correlated performance. Overall, study advances analysis behavioral sciences at large, allowing design flexible neurophysiological lab-based experiments. Thus, it also opens way future autonomic neuroscience research.