Investigating the attentional focus to workplace-related soundscapes in a complex audio-visual-motor task using EEG.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In demanding work situations (e.g., during a surgery), the processing of complex soundscapes varies over time and can be a burden for medical personnel. Here we study, using mobile electroencephalography (EEG), how humans process workplace-related soundscapes while performing a complex audio-visual-motor task (3D Tetris). Specifically, we wanted to know how the attentional focus changes the processing of the soundscape as a whole.

Method

Participants played a game of 3D Tetris in which they had to use both hands to control falling blocks. At the same time, participants listened to a complex soundscape, similar to what is found in an operating room (i.e., the sound of machinery, people talking in the background, alarm sounds, and instructions). In this within-sub

SUBMITTER: Rosenkranz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10790850 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature