TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Influence of nicotine on simulator flight performance in non-smokers
JO  - Psychopharmacology
A1  - Mumenthaler, M. S.
A1  - Taylor, J. L.
A1  - O'Hara, R.
A1  - Yesavage, J. A.
SP  - 38
EP  - 41
VL  - 140
IS  - 1
N2  - In a placebo-controlled study, we investigated the influence of nicotine on late-day aviation performance in 15 non-smoking subjects. In a within-subjects design, subjects were tested on 2 days, each lasting 8 h and consisting of three 75-min simulator flights (late-afternoon practice, evening test, night test). Prior to each test, subjects received either nicotine polacrilex 2 mg or placebo gum. As expected, overall performance was significantly better after nicotine, compared to placebo (P < 0.01). Post-hoc analysis of individual flight tasks showed that nicotine improved scores on approach to landing, a task which appears to require sustained attention. We conclude that nicotine may improve late-day flight performance in non-smoking aviators.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3158
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -