Author : Floyd Carlton Dockeray
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666956712
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (567 download)
Book Synopsis The Effects of Physical Fatigue on Mental Efficiency (Classic Reprint) by : Floyd Carlton Dockeray
Download or read book The Effects of Physical Fatigue on Mental Efficiency (Classic Reprint) written by Floyd Carlton Dockeray and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Effects of Physical Fatigue on Mental Efficiency Mosso (30) seems to be the first to call attention to the possible relation Of physical and mental fatigue. He found with the ergograph which he invented that after voluntary contraction Of the finger was no longer possible the finger could still be made to lift the weight if an electric stimulus was applied to the flexor muscle. If the subject was mentally fatigued by lecturing, or by a two-hour examination, the amount Of voluntary work he could do on the ergograph was decreased, and the muscle failed to respond to the same ex tent to the electric stimulus that it did before mental fatigue. It would appear, therefore, that mental fatigue had a direct influence upon the voluntary muscles. However, not all Of mosso's subjects were in complete agreement. Under normal conditions part Of the subjects produced convex curves and part concave curves. Only those with concave curves showed reduced muscular ability immediately after mental work. Those with convex curves showed an increase immediately after the mental work, followed an hour later by a decrease. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.