Chen Xi, Zhang Shicong, Dong Shipeng, Meng Qingbin, Xu Peiran, Chu Qi, Huang Donglin, Luo Cheng
Institute of Flight Technology, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan, Sichuan, China.
Aviation Health Department, Southwest Regional Administration of Civil Aviation Administration of China, Chengdu, China.
Front Neurosci. 2025 Feb 26;19:1519870. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2025.1519870. eCollection 2025.
In aviation, exceptional visual perception is crucial for pilots to monitor flight instruments and respond swiftly to deviations, as well as make rapid judgments regarding environmental changes, ensuring aviation safety. However, existing research on pilots' visual perception has predominantly focused on behavioral observations, with limited exploration of the neurophysiological mechanisms involved.
This study aimed to investigate the brain activity associated with the visual perception capabilities of flight cadets. Data were collected from 25 flying cadets and 24 ground students under two conditions: a resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging session conducted in 2022 and a change-detection task. The data were analyzed using RESTplus software.
The analysis revealed that degree centrality values in the right precuneus and left lingual gyrus showed significantly positive correlations with task reaction time and accuracy, respectively, in the pilot group. These brain regions were found to be significantly associated with the visual perception abilities of the pilots.
The findings suggest that alterations in the left precuneus and right lingual gyrus in pilots are linked to their visual perception capabilities, which may play a crucial role in mission performance. These results provide a foundation for improving flight training programs and selecting suitable flight trainees based on neurophysiological markers of visual perception.
在航空领域，卓越的视觉感知对于飞行员监控飞行仪表、迅速应对偏差以及对环境变化做出快速判断至关重要，这能确保航空安全。然而，现有的关于飞行员视觉感知的研究主要集中在行为观察上，对其中涉及的神经生理机制探索有限。
本研究旨在调查与飞行学员视觉感知能力相关的大脑活动。在两种条件下收集了25名飞行学员和24名地面学员的数据：2022年进行的静息态功能磁共振成像以及一项变化检测任务。使用RESTplus软件对数据进行分析。
分析显示，在飞行员组中，右侧楔前叶和左侧舌回的度中心性值分别与任务反应时间和准确性呈显著正相关。发现这些脑区与飞行员的视觉感知能力显著相关。
研究结果表明，飞行员左侧楔前叶和右侧舌回的变化与他们的视觉感知能力有关，这可能在任务表现中起关键作用。这些结果为改进飞行训练计划以及基于视觉感知的神经生理标记选择合适的飞行学员提供了基础。
