title: Spectral analysis of heart rate and psychological state: a review of its validity as a workload index.
abstract: This paper provides some background information on concepts of mental workload and stress and the possibility of indexing them by means of spectral analysis of heart rate. A literature review of practical implementations of the technique in laboratory and field studies is provided with the purpose of evaluating its utility as a tool in the study of mental workload and stress.
authors: Institute for Perception TNO, Soesterberg, Netherlands.
authors: P G
authors: PG
authors: Jorna
mesh_terms: D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006185:Habituation, Psychophysiologic / Q000502:physiology; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011603:Psychophysiology; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016526:Workload