The Relationship Between Temperamental Traits and the Level of Performance of an Eye-Hand Co-Ordination Task in Jet Pilots

Biernacki, Marcin; Tarnowski, Adam

doi:10.1080/10803548.2008.11076780

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“…Other personality dimensions that do not rely on the Big Five, such as the temperament profile, have shown promising results; endurance and perseverance were correlated with MI-BCI performance (Zapała et al, 2019). Temperament characteristics are mostly related to psychomotor efficiency; for instance, briskness and endurance have been shown to correlate with better eye-hand coordination (Biernacki and Tarnowski, 2008), which was a predictor of MI-BCI control in Hammer et al (2012), even though, briskness was not found to correlate with MI-BCI performance in the study of Zapała et al (2019). Still, personality traits are expected to impact motor imagery, since it is known that certain traits affect imagery abilities, for example in dancers (Budnik-Przybylska et al, 2019).…”

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Vividness of Visual Imagery and Personality Impact Motor-Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces

Leeuwis

Paas

Alimardani

2021

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are communication bridges between a human brain and external world, enabling humans to interact with their environment without muscle intervention. Their functionality, therefore, depends on both the BCI system and the cognitive capacities of the user. Motor-imagery BCIs (MI-BCI) rely on the users’ mental imagination of body movements. However, not all users have the ability to sufficiently modulate their brain activity for control of a MI-BCI; a problem known as BCI illiteracy or inefficiency. The underlying mechanism of this phenomenon and the cause of such difference among users is yet not fully understood. In this study, we investigated the impact of several cognitive and psychological measures on MI-BCI performance. Fifty-five novice BCI-users participated in a left- versus right-hand motor imagery task. In addition to their BCI classification error rate and demographics, psychological measures including personality factors, affinity for technology, and motivation during the experiment, as well as cognitive measures including visuospatial memory and spatial ability and Vividness of Visual Imagery were collected. Factors that were found to have a significant impact on MI-BCI performance were Vividness of Visual Imagery, and the personality factors of orderliness and autonomy. These findings shed light on individual traits that lead to difficulty in BCI operation and hence can help with early prediction of inefficiency among users to optimize training for them.

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Vividness of Visual Imagery and Personality Impact Motor-Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces

Leeuwis

Paas

Alimardani

2021

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…Similar to the study by Biernacki and Tarnowski (2008), a subject with a higher score on the EN scale may perform better on tasks demanding motor control. Endurance is defined as the capacity to “react adequately in situations demanding long-lasting or high stimulative activity and under intensive external stimulation” (De Pascalis et al, 1999, p. 442).…”

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“…Activity (AC): tendency to undertake behaviour of high stimulative value or to supply by means of behaviour strong stimulation from the surroundings” (De Pascalis, Strelau, & Zawadzki, 1999, p. 442). Previous studies have indicated that RTT characteristics are reflected in psychomotor tasks. Biernacki and Tarnowski (2008) suggested that pilots with a high level of BR and EN would be better adjusted to long flights because the combination of these two traits correlates with a higher level of performance for the performance of eye-hand coordination task over a long period of time. Similar to the task from the study by Biernacki and Tarnowski (2008), the MI-BCI control includes the execution of movement-related activities during a performance over a long period of time.…”

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“…Considering the results of both studies (Biernacki & Tarnowski 2008; De Pascalis et al, 1999), we assume that the correctness of MI-BCI control will positively correlate with the scores on the BR and EN scales and negatively correlate with the PE scale. BR and EN show a positive correlation with visual-motor coordination, which is one of the predictors of BCI performance (Hammer et al, 2012).…”

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Temperament Predictors of Motor Imagery Control in BCI

Zapała

Małkiewicz

Francuz

et al. 2020

Journal of Psychophysiology

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Abstract. The aim of this study was to verify if selected temperament traits may be useful as predictors of motor imagery brain-computer interface (BCI) performance. In our experiment, 40 BCI-naive subjects were instructed to imagine the movement of clenching his/her right or left hand, in accordance with the visual cue. The activity of sensorimotor rhythms (SMR) (8–30 Hz) was measured by electroencephalography (EEG) and transformed into the information transfer rate (ITR) after feature selection and classification. All subjects also completed a self-assessment questionnaire for the determination of their temperament profile, comprising the following traits: Briskness, Perseveration, Sensory Sensitivity, Emotional Reactivity, Endurance, and Activity. We found significant correlations between ITR performance and Endurance (EN) and Perseveration (PE) scores. This effect was also visible in a topography of SMR desynchronization patterns, in groups with different results in EN and PE scales. Finally, a predictive model of motor imagery BCI control based on temperament traits was proposed. We interpret this finding as empirical support for an influence of basic, relatively stable personality traits on BCI control via the performance of the motor imagery task. Moreover, the implication of these results on the design of future brain-computer interfaces was discussed.

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“…The tests were used to assess the motor efficiency (reaction time) as well as cognitive function (working memory) of humans. As demonstrated by the data obtained in military pilots [12], human temperament is closely correlated with the parameters describing the performance under prolonged stress conditions. It also affects the mistakes in everyday tasks such as car driving [13][14] among others situations.…”

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First approach for design of an autonomous measurement system to aid determination of the psychological profile of soldiers

Różanowski

Sondej

Lewandowski

2015

2015 22nd International Conference Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits &Amp; Systems (MIXDES)

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The article presents the first attempt for design of an autonomous measurement system to aid assessment and to determine the psychological profile of soldiers. A method for ascertaining the psychological profile is presented including the physiological signals being generated by the monitored subject as an important element thereof. The measurement system used in the preliminary experiments and the design of a new, extendedfunctionality system, are presented. The new version of the measurement system facilitates determination of physiological parameters, environmental conditions and physical activity. In addition, it allows introduction of data on the psychological profile of the soldier to determine the degree of a soldier's adaptation to task-related situation at given point in time. The main element of the measurement system has been designed using an application-specific integrated circuit.

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The Relationship Between Temperamental Traits and the Level of Performance of an Eye-Hand Co-Ordination Task in Jet Pilots

Abstract: When assessing the psychological suitability for the profession of a pilot, it is important to considereye-hand co-ordination temperament personality

Cited by 7 publications

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Vividness of Visual Imagery and Personality Impact Motor-Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces

Vividness of Visual Imagery and Personality Impact Motor-Imagery Brain Computer Interfaces

Temperament Predictors of Motor Imagery Control in BCI

First approach for design of an autonomous measurement system to aid determination of the psychological profile of soldiers

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