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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Published in:Experimental brain research 2015-02, Vol.233 (2), p.599-605
Main Authors: Di Stasi, Leandro L., McCamy, Michael B., Pannasch, Sebastian, Renner, Rebekka, Catena, Andrés, Cañas, José J., Velichkovsky, Boris M., Martinez-Conde, Susana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
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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Summary: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