Notification alert! Effects of auditory text alerts on attention and heart rate variability across three developmental periods

2021 ◽  
pp. 174702182110418
Author(s):  
Wythe L Whiting ◽  
Karla Klein Murdock
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Modern World ◽  
Adolescent Group ◽  
Developmental Variations ◽  
Math Problems

In a modern world saturated with cellphone-related stimuli, surprisingly little is known about their psychological effects. A small number of previous studies have found global distracting effects of cellphone rings on cognitive performance in undergraduate students. However, moment-to-moment reactions to cellphone sounds have not been investigated, nor have physiological changes that might accompany the cognitive effects. Developmental variations also remain unexamined. Thus, two experiments were conducted to examine the effects of cellphone notification sounds on cognitive performance (i.e., reaction time and accuracy on math problems) and heart rate variability in three age groups: adolescents (mean age: 15 years); young adults (mean age: 20 years); and mid-life adults (mean age: 48 years). Effects were most pronounced in the adolescent group, whose math problem accuracy and reaction time was compromised in response to notification sounds. These compromises were accompanied by increases in heart rate variability.

scholarly journals Heart Rate Variability During Physical Exercise Is Associated With Improved Cognitive Performance in Alzheimer's Dementia Patients—A Longitudinal Feasibility Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Svenja Schwarck ◽  
Nancy Busse ◽  
Gabriel Ziegler ◽  
Wenzel Glanz ◽  
Andreas Becke ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Dual Task ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Picture Recognition ◽  
Positive Effects

Heart rate variability (HRV) rapidly gains attention as an important marker of cardiovascular autonomic modulation. Moreover, there is evidence for a link between the autonomic deficit measurable by reduced HRV and the hypoactivity of the cholinergic system, which is prominently affected in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Despite the positive influence of physical exercise on cognition and its promising association with HRV, previous studies did not explore the effect of long-term physical exercise in older adults with AD. Taking advantage of a longitudinal study we analyzed the effect of a 20-week dual task training regime (3 × 15-min per week) on the vagal mediated HRV index RMSSD (root mean square of successive RR interval differences) during physical exercise and the short-term memory performance in a AD cohort (N = 14). Each training contained physical exercise on a bicycle ergometer while memorizing 30 successively presented pictures as well as the associated post-exercise picture recognition memory test. Linear-mixed modeling revealed that HRV-RMSSD significantly increased over the intervention time. Moreover, the reaction time in the picture recognition task decreased while the accuracy remained stable. Furthermore, a significantly negative relationship between increased fitness measured by HRV-RMSSD and decreased reaction time was observed. This feasibility study points to the positive effects of a dual task regime on physical and cognitive fitness in a sample with impaired cognitive performance. Beyond this, the results show that the responsiveness of parasympathetic system as measured with HRV can be improved in patients with dementia.

scholarly journals Predictive Value of Subacute Heart Rate Variability for Determining Outcome Following Adolescent Concussion

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Colt A. Coffman ◽  
Jacob J. M. Kay ◽  
Kat M. Saba ◽  
Adam T. Harrison ◽  
Jeffrey P. Holloway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Physiological Stress ◽  
Neurological Dysfunction ◽  
Neurobehavioral Function

Objective assessments of concussion recovery are crucial for facilitating effective clinical management. However, predictive tools for determining adolescent concussion outcomes are currently limited. Research suggests that heart rate variability (HRV) represents an indirect and objective marker of central and peripheral nervous system integration. Therefore, it may effectively identify underlying deficits and reliably predict the symptomology following concussion. Thus, the present study sought to evaluate the relationship between HRV and adolescent concussion outcomes. Furthermore, we sought to examine its predictive value for assessing outcomes. Fifty-five concussed adolescents (12–17 years old) recruited from a local sports medicine clinic were assessed during the initial subacute evaluation (within 15 days postinjury) and instructed to follow up for a post-acute evaluation. Self-reported clinical and depressive symptoms, neurobehavioral function, and cognitive performance were collected at each timepoint. Short-term HRV metrics via photoplethysmography were obtained under resting conditions and physiological stress. Regression analyses demonstrated significant associations between HRV metrics, clinical symptoms, neurobehavioral function, and cognitive performance at the subacute evaluation. Importantly, the analyses illustrated that subacute HRV metrics significantly predicted diminished post-acute neurobehavioral function and cognitive performance. These findings indicate that subacute HRV metrics may serve as a viable predictive biomarker for identifying underlying neurological dysfunction following concussion and predict late cognitive outcomes.

Abstract P301: Heart Rate Variability is Associated with Future Global Cognitive Performance: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Hypertension ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 72 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Schaich ◽  
Diego Malaver ◽  
Hossam A Shaltout ◽  
Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri ◽  
David M Herrington ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Ethnic Study

scholarly journals Reduced Heart Rate Variability Is Associated With Worse Cognitive Performance in Elderly Mexican Americans

Hypertension ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adina Zeki Al Hazzouri ◽  
Mary N. Haan ◽  
Yingzi Deng ◽  
John Neuhaus ◽  
Kristine Yaffe
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Mexican Americans

scholarly journals Reaction Time-Based Cognitive Assessments in Virtual Reality – A Feasibility Study with an Age Diverse Sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nils M. Vahle ◽  
Sebastian Unger ◽  
Martin J. Tomasik
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Information Processing Speed ◽  
Cognitive Assessments ◽  
Testing Environment ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
And Performance

Introduction: While virtual reality (VR) is an emerging paradigm in a variety of research contexts, VR-based embodiment effects on behavior and performance still lack in sufficient evidence regarding to bias in cognitive performance assessment. Methods: In this methodological observational study, we compare the VR measurement of cognitive performance with a conventional computer-based testing approach in real life (RL) in younger and older adults. The differences between VR and RL scenarios are investigated using the background of two theoretical models from cognitive psychology. Furthermore, data assessment reliability and validity are analyzed, concerning the feasibility of technological and ergonomic aspects. Results: A within-group comparison showed no change in information processing speed in either one of the two age groups, i.e., both groups perform equally well in RL and in a VR testing environment. Conclusion: The use of lifelike VR environments for cognitive performance tests seems not to lead to any performance changes compared to RL computer-based assessments, making VR suitable for similar applications. On technical concerns, we recommend the careful use of reaction time paradigms regarding to input hardware and stimuli presentation.

scholarly journals Quantization of mental stress using various physiological markers

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apoorvagiri ◽  
Mandya Sannegowda Nagananda ◽  
Sandekere Tippeswamy Veerabhadrappa
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Reaction Time ◽  
Simple Reaction Time ◽  
Mental Stress ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Simple Reaction ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Physiological Markers ◽  
Accurate Quantification

The aim of this study is to quantize mental stress by integrating different physiological markers like reaction time, photoplethysmograph (PPG), heart rate variability (HRV) and subjective markers like questionnaire. The study included 10 subjects of age between 22 and 26 years. Study materials include the results of PSS questionnaire, simple reaction time, PPG data, HRV data during a stress inducing stroop test. The study suggests that mental stress can be quantized when stress is induced acquisitively and more accurate quantification of stress can be achieved by integrating many physiological parameters.

scholarly journals Stress and Heart Rate Variability during University Final Examination among Lebanese Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabah Hammoud ◽  
Rita Karam ◽  
Rabih Mourad ◽  
Iman Saad ◽  
Mazen Kurdi
Keyword(s):  
Heart Rate ◽  
Heart Rate Variability ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Real Life ◽  
First Year ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Degree Of Confidence

Real-life stressors, such as university examination, cause an increase in sympathetic activity of the nervous system innervating the heart, and thus an increase in heart rate (HR). Our study aimed to detect changes in heart rate variability (HRV) during different stages of an exam in a group of 90 healthy university students (30 males and 60 females), over 4 h of monitoring divided into 1 h before, 2 h during, and 1 h after the examination. HRV was significantly highest after the exam, indicating release from stress, as compared to before and during the examination when stress was observable. Undergraduate students in different academic years did not differ in terms of stress, indicating the absence of adaptation to exam procedures. However, HR and R-R interval after the exam showed significant difference between first year undergraduate studies and first year of a graduate program, indicating a higher degree of confidence in graduate students. Results also suggest that HRV in females is significantly lower than that in males before and after examination, despite men having greater sympathetic input. In conclusion, the results of our novel study assessing stress in real-time examination show important gender differences, and lack of adaptation with academic study year.

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