A critical review of the psychophysiology of driver fatigue

Furthermore, the stimulus delivered when the performance impairment due to fatigue is detected must successfully restore normal performance. In the future, such an enabling technology could be important in the transport, aviation, military and industrial environments that demand alertness and that involve multiple tasks competing for limited attention resources Gevins et al.

Future research in the area of driver fatigue should improve on the methodological limitations mentioned above and should also aim to evaluate in more detail, the psychophysiological indicators of fatigue, especially EEG, state and trait anxiety, mood effects and self-reported physical and mental fatigue measures.

The activity of the different EEG waves as well as the change in cortical distribution should be monitored during fatigue. An independent valida- tion criteria for fatigue should be utilized such as video monitoring of changes in facial features to provide an objective indicator of fatigue. Furthermore, to date there have been no studies to identify whether the psychophysiological changes during fatigue are reproducible on different days.

This area is worth investigating if a reliable countermeasure device is to be developed. The review also suggests psychological traits, such as anxiety and negative mood states, influence driver fatigue, indicating that personality and temperament may variably influence fatigue status. Investigation of psychological factors such as mood and anxiety and self reported fatigue measures with simultaneous measure of physiological parameters such as EEG would lead to better management of driver fatigue.

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Biological Psychology, , 55 3 , pp. Driver fatigue is a major cause of road accidents and has implications for road safety.