Vigilance Decrement and Enhancement Techniques: A Review

This paper presents the first comprehensive review on vigilance enhancement using both conventional and unconventional means, and further discusses the resulting contradictory findings. It highlights the key differences observed between the research findings and argues that variations of the experim...

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Published in:Brain sciences 2019-07, Vol.9 (8), p.178
Main Authors: Al-Shargie, Fares, Tariq, Usman, Mir, Hasan, Alawar, Hamad, Babiloni, Fabio, Al-Nashash, Hasan
Format: Article
Language:English
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Caffeine
Cameras
Cognition & reasoning
Cognitive ability
Cognitive enhancement
Computer & video games
conventional means of enhancement
Drug dosages
Efficiency
Medical screening
Memory
Pharmaceuticals
Review
Reviews
unconventional means of enhancement
Vigilance
vigilance decrement
vigilance enhancement
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Summary:This paper presents the first comprehensive review on vigilance enhancement using both conventional and unconventional means, and further discusses the resulting contradictory findings. It highlights the key differences observed between the research findings and argues that variations of the experimental protocol could be a significant contributing factor towards such contradictory results. Furthermore, the paper reveals the effectiveness of unconventional means of enhancement in significant reduction of vigilance decrement compared to conventional means. Meanwhile, a discussion on the challenges of enhancement techniques is presented, with several suggested recommendations and alternative strategies to maintain an adequate level of vigilance for the task at hand. Additionally, this review provides evidence in support of the use of unconventional means of enhancement on vigilance studies, regardless of their practical challenges.
ISSN:2076-3425
2076-3425
DOI:10.3390/brainsci9080178