The effects of wearing pilots' oxygen masks on cognitive performance.
We analysed cognitive performance of professional pilots in two visual and one acoustical cognitive task while wearing two different kinds of oxygen masks for aircraft. The study was conducted in a simulator environment with a sample of N = 18 French pilots. The air composition was held constant. Co...
| Publicado en: | Ergonomics Vol. 69; no. 7; pp. 1224 - 1235 |
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| Formato: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jul2026
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