Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses
The purpose of the present study was to assess the acute and mid-term effects of the dynamic aeris®-meeting- environment on brain activity, cognitive performance, heart rate variability (HRV), sleepiness, mental workload (EEG-MWI), as well as local experienced discomfort (LED) in healthy adults. Twe...
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| author | Achraf Ammar Achraf Ammar Achraf Ammar Mohamed Ali Boujelbane Mohamed Ali Boujelbane Mohamed Ali Boujelbane Marvin Leonard Simak Irene Fraile-Fuente Khaled Trabelsi Khaled Trabelsi Bassem Bouaziz Nikolas Rizzi Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn |
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| description | The purpose of the present study was to assess the acute and mid-term effects of the dynamic aeris®-meeting- environment on brain activity, cognitive performance, heart rate variability (HRV), sleepiness, mental workload (EEG-MWI), as well as local experienced discomfort (LED) in healthy adults. Twenty-four healthy adults (16 females, age: 25.2 ± 3.1 years old) were randomly assigned to either the control (i.e., conventional meeting environment, CG) or experimental (Aeris® dynamic meeting-environment, DG) group with a 1:1 allocation. Participants reported to the laboratory on two test sessions separated by a 2-week intervention period (5 meetings of 90 min each week). Spontaneous resting EEG and HRV activities, as well as attentional (D2-R test) and vigilance (PVT) cognitive performances, sleepiness perceptions, and EEG-MWI, were recorded at the beginning of each test session and immediately following the 90-min meeting. The LED was measured pre- and post-intervention. The changes (Δ) from pre- to post-90 min meeting and from pre- to post- intervention were computed to further examine the acute and mid-term effects, respectively. Compared to the CG, the DG showed higher Δ (pre-post 90 min-meeting) in fronto-central beta (z = −2.41, p = 0.016, d = 1.10) and gamma (z = −2.34, p = 0.019, d = 0.94) frequencies at post-intervention. From pre- to post-intervention, only the DG group showed a significant increase in fronto-central gamma response (Δ) to the meeting session (z = −2.09, p = 0.04, d = 1.08). The acute use of the Aeris®-meeting-environment during the 90-min meeting session seems to be supportive for (i) maintaining vigilance performance, as evidenced by the significant increase in N-lapses from pre- to post-90 min session only in the CG (p = 0.04, d = 0.99, Δ = 2.5 ± 3 lapses), and (ii) improving alertness, as evidenced by the lower sleepiness score (p = 0.05, d = −0.84) in DG compared to CG. The mid-term use of such an environment showed to blind the higher baseline values of EEG-MWI recorded in DG compared to CG (p = 0.01, d = 1.05) and may prevent lower-back discomfort (i.e., a significant increase only in CG with p = 0.05 and d = 0.78), suggesting a less mentally and physically exhausting meeting in this environment. There were no acute and/or mid-term effects of the dynamic meeting environment on any of the HRV parameters. These findings are of relevance in the field of neuroergonomics, as they give preliminary support to the advantages of meeting in a dynamic office compared to a static office environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b23c826c1c164221bd144f0242d963392023-11-23T11:53:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612023-11-011710.3389/fnhum.2023.12827281282728Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responsesAchraf Ammar0Achraf Ammar1Achraf Ammar2Mohamed Ali Boujelbane3Mohamed Ali Boujelbane4Mohamed Ali Boujelbane5Marvin Leonard Simak6Irene Fraile-Fuente7Khaled Trabelsi8Khaled Trabelsi9Bassem Bouaziz10Nikolas Rizzi11Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn12Department of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyInterdisciplinary Laboratory in Neurosciences, Physiology and Psychology: Physical Activity, Health and Learning (LINP2), UFR STAPS (Faculty of Sport Sciences), UPL, Paris Nanterre University, Nanterre, FranceHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaDepartment of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaResearch Unit: Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis, TunisiaDepartment of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyDepartment of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaResearch Laboratory, Education, Motricity, Sport and Health (EM2S), LR15JS01, High Institute of Sport and Physical Education of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaMIRACL Laboratory, Higher Institute of Computer Science and Multimedia of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaDepartment of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyDepartment of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, GermanyThe purpose of the present study was to assess the acute and mid-term effects of the dynamic aeris®-meeting- environment on brain activity, cognitive performance, heart rate variability (HRV), sleepiness, mental workload (EEG-MWI), as well as local experienced discomfort (LED) in healthy adults. Twenty-four healthy adults (16 females, age: 25.2 ± 3.1 years old) were randomly assigned to either the control (i.e., conventional meeting environment, CG) or experimental (Aeris® dynamic meeting-environment, DG) group with a 1:1 allocation. Participants reported to the laboratory on two test sessions separated by a 2-week intervention period (5 meetings of 90 min each week). Spontaneous resting EEG and HRV activities, as well as attentional (D2-R test) and vigilance (PVT) cognitive performances, sleepiness perceptions, and EEG-MWI, were recorded at the beginning of each test session and immediately following the 90-min meeting. The LED was measured pre- and post-intervention. The changes (Δ) from pre- to post-90 min meeting and from pre- to post- intervention were computed to further examine the acute and mid-term effects, respectively. Compared to the CG, the DG showed higher Δ (pre-post 90 min-meeting) in fronto-central beta (z = −2.41, p = 0.016, d = 1.10) and gamma (z = −2.34, p = 0.019, d = 0.94) frequencies at post-intervention. From pre- to post-intervention, only the DG group showed a significant increase in fronto-central gamma response (Δ) to the meeting session (z = −2.09, p = 0.04, d = 1.08). The acute use of the Aeris®-meeting-environment during the 90-min meeting session seems to be supportive for (i) maintaining vigilance performance, as evidenced by the significant increase in N-lapses from pre- to post-90 min session only in the CG (p = 0.04, d = 0.99, Δ = 2.5 ± 3 lapses), and (ii) improving alertness, as evidenced by the lower sleepiness score (p = 0.05, d = −0.84) in DG compared to CG. The mid-term use of such an environment showed to blind the higher baseline values of EEG-MWI recorded in DG compared to CG (p = 0.01, d = 1.05) and may prevent lower-back discomfort (i.e., a significant increase only in CG with p = 0.05 and d = 0.78), suggesting a less mentally and physically exhausting meeting in this environment. There were no acute and/or mid-term effects of the dynamic meeting environment on any of the HRV parameters. These findings are of relevance in the field of neuroergonomics, as they give preliminary support to the advantages of meeting in a dynamic office compared to a static office environment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1282728/fullmental workloadEEGHRVcognitive performanceattentionvigilance |
| spellingShingle | Achraf Ammar Achraf Ammar Achraf Ammar Mohamed Ali Boujelbane Mohamed Ali Boujelbane Mohamed Ali Boujelbane Marvin Leonard Simak Irene Fraile-Fuente Khaled Trabelsi Khaled Trabelsi Bassem Bouaziz Nikolas Rizzi Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses Frontiers in Human Neuroscience mental workload EEG HRV cognitive performance attention vigilance |
| title | Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses |
| title_full | Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses |
| title_fullStr | Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses |
| title_short | Exploratory study of the acute and mid-term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment (Aeris®) on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses |
| title_sort | exploratory study of the acute and mid term effects of using a novel dynamic meeting environment aeris r on cognitive performance and neurophysiological responses |
| topic | mental workload EEG HRV cognitive performance attention vigilance |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2023.1282728/full |
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