School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, China.
Marine Human Factors Engineering Lab, China Institute of Marine Technology & Economy, Beijing 100081, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 29;19(19):12434. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191912434.
Twelve healthy male students were recruited to investigate the physiological response to different noise exposure and mental workload (MW) conditions, while performing multi-attribute task battery (MATB) tasks. The experiments were conducted under three noise exposure conditions, with different sound pressure levels and sharpness. After adaptation to each noise condition, the participants were required to perform the resting test and the MATB task tests with low, medium, and high MW. The electroencephalogram (EEG), electrocardiogram (ECG), and eye movement data were obtained, during the periods when participants were in the resting and task taking state. The results showed that subjects' physiological responses at rest were unaffected by noise exposure conditions. However, during the execution of MATB tasks, the elevated sound pressure level and increased sharpness were significantly correlated with increased mean pupil diameter and heart rate variability (HRV). These responses suggested that the human body defends itself through physiological regulation when noise causes adverse effects. If the negative effects of noise were more severe, this could damage the body's health and result in a significant drop in task performance. The elevated mental demands led to increased stress on the subjects, which was reflected in a considerable increase in theta relative power. Either high or low MW was related with reduced saccade amplitude and a decrease in weighted task performance, indicating an inverted U-shaped relationship between workload level and work performance.
招募了 12 名健康男性学生,以研究不同噪声暴露和心理工作量 (MW) 条件下的生理反应,同时进行多属性任务电池 (MATB) 任务。实验在三种噪声暴露条件下进行,具有不同的声压级和尖锐度。在适应每种噪声条件后,要求参与者在低、中、高 MW 下进行休息测试和 MATB 任务测试。在参与者处于休息和任务状态期间,获得了脑电图 (EEG)、心电图 (ECG) 和眼动数据。结果表明,被试在休息时的生理反应不受噪声暴露条件的影响。然而,在执行 MATB 任务时,升高的声压级和增加的尖锐度与平均瞳孔直径和心率变异性 (HRV) 的增加显著相关。这些反应表明,当噪声产生不良影响时,人体通过生理调节来保护自己。如果噪声的负面影响更严重,这可能会损害身体的健康,并导致任务表现显著下降。升高的精神需求导致被试的压力增加,这反映在 theta 相对功率的显著增加上。无论是高还是低的 MW 都与扫视幅度减小和加权任务绩效下降有关,这表明工作负荷水平和工作绩效之间存在倒 U 形关系。