Effects of driving time on microsaccadic dynamics

Driver fatigue is a common cause of car accidents. Thus, the objective detection of driver fatigue is a first step toward the effective management of fatigue-related traffic accidents. Here, we investigated the effects of driving time, a common inducer of driver fatigue, on the dynamics of fixationa...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Experimental brain research 2015-02, Vol.233 (2), p.599-605
Hauptverfasser:	Di Stasi, Leandro L., McCamy, Michael B., Pannasch, Sebastian, Renner, Rebekka, Catena, Andrés, Cañas, José J., Velichkovsky, Boris M., Martinez-Conde, Susana
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Automobile Driving Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Brain research Causes of Eye movements Fatigue Female Health aspects Humans Male Medical research Mental Fatigue - etiology Motor vehicle drivers Neurology Neurosciences Nonlinear Dynamics Physiological aspects Research Article Roads & highways Saccades - physiology Spatial Behavior - physiology Time Factors Traffic accidents Traffic accidents & safety Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Driver fatigue is a common cause of car accidents. Thus, the objective detection of driver fatigue is a first step toward the effective management of fatigue-related traffic accidents. Here, we investigated the effects of driving time, a common inducer of driver fatigue, on the dynamics of fixational eye movements. Participants drove for 2 h in a virtual driving environment while we recorded their eye movements. Microsaccade velocities decreased with driving time, suggesting a potential effect of fatigue on microsaccades during driving.
ISSN:	0014-4819 1432-1106
DOI:	10.1007/s00221-014-4139-y