| Literature DB >> 4810845 |
J Beatty, A Greenberg, W P Deibler, J F O'Hanlon.
Abstract
Detection efficiency of human observers deteriorates rapidly in monotonous monitoring tasks; this effect (the vigilance decrement) has been associated with increased theta band activity in the electroencephalogram. Suppression of theta activity by operant methods enhances monitoring efficiency, whereas theta augmentation further degrades task performance. These results demonstrate a lawful relationship between operantly regulated cortical activity and behavior in man.Entities:
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Year: 1974 PMID: 4810845 DOI: 10.1126/science.183.4127.871
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Science ISSN: 0036-8075 Impact factor: 47.728