Abstract
The effects of spatial task performance on heart rate characteristics were studied taking into account nonverbal intelligence and autonomic balance. Males and females with low nonverbal intelligence according to the Raven test were mostly sympathicotonics, while subjects with high intelligence were mostly vagotonics. A specific emotional response was observed in females with low and high nonverbal IQs immediately after the task completion and increased the stress index (SI). This clearly suggested that the task was stressful for them. Males with low and high nonverbal IQs were characterized by a reduction of the SI, indicating that this task activity was adequate for male subjects.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
REFERENCES
Baevskii, R.M., Kirillov, O.O., and Kletskin, S.Z., Matematicheskii analiz izmenenii serdechnogo ritma pri stresse (Mathematical Analysis of Heart Rhythm Changes under Stress), Moscow: Nauka, 1984.
Baevskii, R.M., Analysis of Heart Rhythm Variability in Space Medicine, Fiziol. Chel., 2002, vol. 28, no.2, p. 70.
Parin, V.V., Baevskii, R.M., Volkov, Yu.G., and Gazenko, O.G., Kosmicheskaya kardiologiya (Space Cardiology), Leningrad: Meditsina, 1987.
Fedorov, B.M., Stress: The Cardiological Aspects, Fiziol. Chel., 1997, vol. 23, no.2, p. 89.
Makarov, L.M., Characteristics of the Circadian Heart Rhythm under Unconstrained Activity Conditions, Fiziol. Chel., 1998, vol. 24, no.2, p. 56.
Makarov, L.M., Shkolnikova, M.A., and Kravtsova, L.A., Chronocardiological Aspects of Life Threatening Arythmias in Children by Means of Holter Monitoring, Eur. J. Cardiac Pacing Electrophysiol., 1996, vol. 6, no.5, p. 109.
Bogdanov, A.F., Functional State of the Cardiovascular System of IX-Grade Schoolchildren in the Computer Science Classes, in Noviye issledovaniya v psikhologii i vozrastnoi fiziologii (New Research in Psychology and Age-Related Physiology), Moscow: Pedagogika, 1989, vol. 1, p. 122.
Kazakova, M.I. and Bratanov, V.V., An RR-Intervalographic Study of Schoolchildren Learning to Use a Personal Computer, Fiziol. Chel., 1991, vol. 17, no.5, p. 151.
Dzhebrailova, T.D. and Umryukhina, E.A., Individual Characteristics of Emotional Stress Resistance during Computer Tasks in Schoolchildren Aged 15–16 Years, Fiziol. Chel., 1995, vol. 21, no.2, p. 44.
Naqvi, S.A., Study of Forward Sloping Seats for VDT Work Stations, J. Hum. Ergol. (Tokyo), 1994, vol. 23, no.1, p. 41.
Kurimori, S. and Kakizaki, T., Evaluation of Work Stress Using Psychological and Physiological Measures of Mental Activity in Paced Calculating Test, Ind. Health, 1995, vol. 33, no.1, p. 7.
Nozdrachev, A.D., Bazhenov, Yu.I., Barannikova, I.A., et al., Obshchii kurs fiziologii cheloveka i zhivotnykh (A General Course in Animal and Human Physiology), Moscow: Vysshaya Shkola, 1991.
Demina, D.M., Evlampieva, M.N., Kandror, P.S., et al., Heart Rate Variability at Mental Work of Different Intensity, Fiziol Chel., 1986, vol. 12, no.6, p. 971.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
__________
Translated from Fiziologiya Cheloveka, Vol. 31, No. 3, 2005, pp. 50–54.
Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Grigoryan, Stepanyan, Agababyan, Arakelyan, Arutyunyan.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Grigoryan, V.G., Stepanyan, A.Y., Agababyan, A.R. et al. Effects of the Execution of a Maze Task on Regulatory Mechanisms of the Autonomic Nervous System in Subjects with Different Levels of Nonverbal Intelligence. Hum Physiol 31, 285–288 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10747-005-0046-8
Received:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10747-005-0046-8