Using mobile EEG to study auditory work strain during simulated surgical procedures.

ABSTRACT: Surgical personnel face various stressors in the workplace, including environmental sounds. Mobile electroencephalography (EEG) offers a promising approach for objectively measuring how individuals perceive sounds. Because surgical performance does not necessarily decrease with higher levels of distraction, EEG could help guide noise reduction strategies that are independent of performance measures. In this study, we utilized mobile EEG to explore how a realistic soundscape is perceived during simulated laparoscopic surgery. To examine the varying demands placed on personnel in different situations, we manipulated the cognitive demand during the surgical task, using a memory task. To assess responses to the soundscape, we calculated event-related potentials for distinct sound events and te

SUBMITTER: Rosenkranz M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473642 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature