Cognitive, Psychophysiological, and Perceptual Responses to a Repeated Military-Specific Load Carriage Treadmill Simulation.
performance
soldier
working memory
Journal
Human factors
ISSN: 1547-8181
Titre abrégé: Hum Factors
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0374660
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Nov 2023
28 Nov 2023
Historique:
medline:
29
11
2023
pubmed:
29
11
2023
entrez:
29
11
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Dismounted military operations require soldiers to complete cognitive tasks whilst undertaking demanding and repeated physical taskings. To assess the effects of repeated fast load carriage bouts on cognitive performance, perceptual responses, and psychophysiological markers. Twelve civilian males (age, 28 ± 8 y; stature, 186 ± 6 cm; body mass 84.3 ± 11.1 kg; V̇O A main effect of bout on MSANT combined score metric ( Despite the increase in physiological and psychological stress, cognitive performance was largely maintained; purportedly a result of increased mental effort. Given the likely increase in dual-task interference in the field environment compared with the laboratory, military commanders should seek approaches to manage cognitive load where possible, to maintain soldier performance.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Dismounted military operations require soldiers to complete cognitive tasks whilst undertaking demanding and repeated physical taskings.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To assess the effects of repeated fast load carriage bouts on cognitive performance, perceptual responses, and psychophysiological markers.
METHODS
METHODS
Twelve civilian males (age, 28 ± 8 y; stature, 186 ± 6 cm; body mass 84.3 ± 11.1 kg; V̇O
RESULTS
RESULTS
A main effect of bout on MSANT combined score metric (
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Despite the increase in physiological and psychological stress, cognitive performance was largely maintained; purportedly a result of increased mental effort.
APPLICATION
CONCLUSIONS
Given the likely increase in dual-task interference in the field environment compared with the laboratory, military commanders should seek approaches to manage cognitive load where possible, to maintain soldier performance.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38018153
doi: 10.1177/00187208231214216
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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