@article{ref1,
title="Stress assessment by combining neurophysiological signals and radio communications of air traffic controllers",
journal="Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society.",
year="2020",
author="Borghini, Gianluca and Bandini, Andrea and Orlandi, Silvia and Di Flumeri, Gianluca and Aricò, Pietro and Sciaraffa, Nicolina and Ronca, Vincenzo and Bonelli, Stefano and Ragosta, Martina and Tomasello, Paola and Turhan, Uğur and Acikel, Birsen and Ozan, Ali and Imbert, Jean Paul and Granger, Géraud and Benhacene, Raïlane and Drogoul, Fabrice and Babiloni, Fabio",
volume="2020",
number="",
pages="851-854",
abstract="Air Traffic Control (ATC) has been classified as the fourth most stressful job. In this regard, sixteen controllers were asked to perform ecological ATC simulation during which behavioral (Radio Communications with pilots - RCs), subjective (stress perception) and neurophysiological signals (brain activity and skin conductance - SC) were collected. All the considered parameters reported significant changes under high stress conditions. In particular, the theta, alpha, and beta brain rhythms increased significantly (all p<0.05) all over the brain areas, and both the SC components exhibited higher values (p<0.01). Additionally, the number of speech under high stress decreased significantly (p<10-4) while both the mean and median value of the F0 component of the RC increased (p<0.01). The results can be employed to objectively measure and track the controller's stress level while dealing with ATC activities to better tailoring the workshift and maintaining high safety levels.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2375-7477",
doi="10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175958",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/EMBC44109.2020.9175958"
}