Title |
Mental abilities and performance efficacy under a simulated 480-m helium–oxygen saturation diving
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Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, July 2015
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DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00979 |
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Authors |
Gonglin Hou, Youlan Zhang, Na Zhao, Ruiyong Chen, Weibing Xiao, Hao Yu, Jiachun Wang, Ti-Fei Yuan |
Abstract |
Stress in extreme environment severely disrupts human physiology and mental abilities. The present study investigated the cognition and performance efficacy of four divers during a simulated 480 meters helium-oxygen saturation diving. We analyzed the spatial memory, 2D/3D mental rotation functioning, grip strength, and hand-eye coordination ability in four divers during the 0-480 m compression and decompression processes of the simulated diving. The results showed that except for its mild decrease on grip strength, the high atmosphere pressure condition significantly impaired the hand-eye coordination (especially above 300 m), the reaction time and correct rate of mental rotation, as well as the spatial memory (especially as 410 m), showing high individual variability. We conclude that the human cognition and performance efficacy are significantly affected during deep water saturation diving. |
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