title: [The effect of geomagnetic disturbances on the functions of attention and memory].
abstract: The effect of geomagnetic disturbances on the basic types of voluntary attention and short-term memory was studied. The three-hour K-indices and diurnal AK-indices as parameters of geomagnetic disturbances and psychological tests of attention and memory were used for IBM PC/AT processing. As a result, the test subjects were distributed into two groups according as the attention and memory parameters exhibited a decline or a rise. Decrement of memory was more apparent than that of attention. The short-term memory displayed a decline more frequently than mechanical or image-bearing, whereas the intensity of attention increased more often than memory span or distribution. These data suggest a non-specific impact of geomagnetic disturbances on the processes of attention and memory in humans.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Tambiev
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Medvedev
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Egorova
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008570:Memory, Short-Term / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D013997:Time Factors