Attention and driving performance modulations due to anger state: Contribution of electroencephalographic data

NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS

卷:636

Article

Lecher, Franck^1,2  Jallais, Christophe¹  Corson, Yves²  Moreau, Fabien¹  Ndiaye, Daniel³  Piechnick, Bruno¹  Fort, Alexandra¹ 

[1] Univ Lyon, French Inst Sci & Technol Transport Dev & Network, TS2, LESCOT, 25 Ave Francois Mitterrand,Case 24, F-69675 Bron, France

[2] Univ Nantes, LPPL, EA 4638, Chemin Cens Tertre BP 81227, F-44312 Nantes 3, France

[3] Univ Lyon, French Inst Sci & Technol Transport Dev & Network, COSYS, LEPSiS, 25 Ave Francois Mitterrand,Case 24, F-69675 Bron, France

关键词: Anger;    Event-Related potentials;    Visual N1;    Lateral variations;    Car simulator;    Attention;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.neulet.2016.11.011

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Driver internal state, including emotion, can have negative impacts on road safety. Studies have shown that an anger state can provoke aggressive behavior and impair driving performance. Apart from driving, anger can also influence attentional processing and increase the benefits taken from auditory alerts. However, to our knowledge, no prior event-related potentials study assesses this impact on attention during simulated driving. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of anger on attentional processing and its consequences on driving performance. For this purpose, 33 participants completed a simulated driving scenario once in an anger state and once during a control session. Results indicated that anger impacted driving performance and attention, provoking an increase in lateral variations while reducing the amplitude of the visual N1 peak. The observed effects were discussed as a result of high arousal and mind-wandering associated with anger. This kind of physiological data may be used to monitor a driver's internal state and provide specific assistance corresponding to their current needs. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

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