ALCOHOL EFFECT ON VIGILANCE PERFORMANCE

A vigilance study utilizing visual stimuli demonstrates one of the mechanisms of alcohol effects on human performance. The number of failures to respond to critical signals increases as a function of blood alcohol level. Using appropriate physiologic monitoring, it is possible to detect periods of drowsiness with associated prolonged eyelid closures. Further insight into the mechanisms involved is gained when response failures are divided into eyes-open and eyes-closed failures. Alcohol produced a significant increase in eyes-closed (drowsy) failures but did not change eyes-open failures. /HSRI/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the Society of Automotive Engineers, Automobile Engineering Meeting, 13-17 October 1975, Detroit Michigan.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

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• Authors:
  • Erwin, C W
  • Weiner, E L
  • Hartwell, J W
  • Truscott, T R
  • Linnoila, M I
• Publication Date: 1975

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholism; Blood alcohol levels; Driver performance; Drivers; Drunk driving; Eye movements; Highway safety; Personnel performance; Physiological fatigue; Vision
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00131969
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Research Institute
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE #750880 Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 5 1976 12:00AM