Bright-light distractions and visual performance.

ABSTRACT: Visual distractions pose a significant risk to transportation safety, with laser attacks against aircraft pilots being a common example. This study used a research-grade High Dynamic Range (HDR) display to produce bright-light distractions for 12 volunteer participants performing a combined visual task across central and peripheral visual fields. The visual scene had an average luminance of 10 cd∙m^-2 with targets of approximately 0.5° angular size, while the distractions had a maximum luminance of 9,000 cd∙m^-2 and were 3.6° in size. The dependent variables were the mean fixation duration during task execution (representative of information processing time), and the critical stimulus duration required to support a target level of performance (representative of task eff

SUBMITTER: Williamson CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10274319 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature