Hypoxic hypoxia and brain function in military aviation: basic physiology and applied perspectives

DM Shaw, G Cabre, N Gant - Frontiers in physiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Acute hypobaric hypoxia (HH) is a major physiological threat during high-altitude flight and
operations. In military aviation, although hypoxia-related fatalities are rare, incidences are …

Cognition and neuropsychological changes at altitude—A systematic review of literature

K Bliemsrieder, EM Weiss, R Fischer, H Brugger… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
High-altitude (HA) exposure affects cognitive functions, but studies have found inconsistent
results. The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effects of HA exposure on …

Neurodynamics of awareness detection in Tibetan immigrants: Evidence from electroencephalography analysis

SF Yu, NN Wang, Q Hu, P Dang, S Chang, XY Huang… - Neuroscience, 2023 - Elsevier
The psychological effects of long-term exposure to high-altitude environments have attracted
great attention. These effects are usually attributed to the diminished cognitive resources …

A review of methods for assessment of cognitive function in high‐altitude hypoxic environments

H Fan, Y Meng, L Zhu, M Fan, DM Wang… - Brain and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Hypoxic environments like those present at high altitudes may negatively affect brain
function. Varying levels of hypoxia, whether acute or chronic, are previously shown to impair …

Effect of artificial gravity on neurocognitive performance during head-down tilt bedrest

B Tölgyesi, A Altbäcker, I Barkaszi… - npj …, 2024 - nature.com
This study evaluated the acute and chronic effects of intermittent and continuous Artificial
Gravity (AG) on cognitive performance during 60 days of Head-down tilt bedrest (HDTBR), a …

Acute hypoxia alters visuospatial attention orienting: an electrical neuroimaging study

A Zani, N Crotti, M Marzorati, A Senerchia… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Our study investigated the effects of hypoxia on visuospatial attention processing during
preparation for a single/double-choice motor response. ERPs were recorded in two sessions …

Deficits in visual processing during hypoxia as evidenced by visual mismatch negativity

KJ Blacker, TR Seech, ME Funke… - … Medicine and Human …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
INTRODUCTION: Hypoxia is an ever-present threat in tactical aviation and gained recent
attention due to its putative role in physiological episodes. Previous work has demonstrated …

Impaired sensory processing during low-oxygen exposure: A noninvasive approach to detecting changes in cognitive states

TR Seech, ME Funke, RF Sharp, GA Light… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The ability to detect novelty in our environment is a critical sensory function. A reliable set of
event-related potentials (ERP), known as the auditory deviance response (ADR), are elicited …

Effects of Long-Term Exposure to 2260 m Altitude on Working Memory and Resting-State Activity in the Prefrontal Cortex: A Large-Sample Cross-Sectional Study

X Chen, A Zhou, J Li, B Chen, X Zhou, H Ma, C Lu… - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
It has been well established that very-high-altitude (> 4000 m) environments can affect
human cognitive function and brain activity. However, the effects of long-term exposure to …

The time course of hypoxia effects using an aviation survival trainer

CK Borden, DG McHail, KJ Blacker - Frontiers in Cognition, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Reduced environmental oxygen levels at high altitudes can result in hypoxic
hypoxia, which remains a primary threat in tactical aviation. Hypoxia broadly impairs …