Microstates in complex and dynamical environments: Unraveling situational awareness in critical helicopter landing maneuvers.

ABSTRACT: Understanding decision-making in complex and dynamic environments is relevant for designing strategies targeting safety improvements and error rate reductions. However, studies evaluating brain dynamics in realistic situations are scarce in the literature. Given the evidence that specific microstates may be associated with perception and attention, in this work we explored for the first time the application of the microstate model in an ecological, dynamic and complex scenario. More specifically, we evaluated elite helicopter pilots during engine-failure missions in the vicinity of the so called "dead man's curve," which establishes the operational limits for a safe landing after the execution of a recovery maneuver (autorotation). Pilots from the Brazilian Air Force flew a AS-350 helicopt

SUBMITTER: Deolindo CS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8193508 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature