Cognitive degradation after exposure to combined noise and whole-body vibration in a simulated vehicle ride
by Jessica K. Ljungberg
International Journal of Vehicle Noise and Vibration (IJVNV), Vol. 3, No. 2, 2007

Abstract: This study investigated if vehicle noise and whole-body vibrations produce negative after-effects on performance in an attention task and on ratings of alertness, difficulty, and annoyance. The task was applied before and after exposure, and after a rest. Participants had degraded performance immediately after exposure in all conditions, but no effect was found after the rest. No main effect was found between exposure conditions on performance, it was concluded that the degraded performance dependent on time was caused by fatigue. The results also suggested lower ratings of alertness and higher ratings of annoyance in the vibration condition compared to the control condition.

Online publication date: Thu, 16-Aug-2007

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