Stress Assessment of Vestibular Endurance Training for Civil Aviation Flight Students Based on EEG

Abstract

Abstract

Objective The main goal of our study is to clarify the EEG characteristics of the stress response caused by vestibular endurance training under the real conditions.

Methods Ten pilot trainees received a series of acute anti-vertigo training stimulations on the rotary ladder while recording electroencephalographic data (64 electrodes). Afterwards, the subject’s anti-vertigo ability was tested for the best performance after 1 month of training, and verifying whether it is relating to the EEG signals we collected before.

Results (1) The absolute power of α waves in the C3 and C4 regions is same as the difference between 1 min before and 2 min after stimulation, and their activity is enhanced by stimulation. Otherwise, the activation of the C3 region after 5min of stimulation is still significant changed. (2) Discover a spearman rank correlation, the α waves in the C3 and C4 the greater the power change, the better the performance of the subject in the proficient stage.

Conclusions C3 and C4 areas are specific brain regions of the stress response of anti-vertigo endurance training, and the absolute power of the α wave can be used as a parameter for identifying the degree of motion sickness (MS). The absolute power changes of α waves in the C3 and C4 areas are positively correlated with their anti-vertigo potential.

Significance The increasing of the absolute power of α wave in the C3 and C4 is a manifestation of MS stress adaptability.