A dynamic approach to the physiological-based assessment of regulation of cognitive activity

A new methodological approach to the assessment of regulation of cognitive activity by characteristics of non-stationary periods of heart rate was used in the research. 50 participants. - 25 trained «experts» and 25 «novices» performed tasks on mental operating with verbal and spatially information. «Novices» have been repeatedly tested after the training. The results have shown that ability of an individual to reorganize his cognitive activity according to the changing conditions, increases in the course of training. That has been shown both in reduction of the "warm up" period, and decrease of the physiological "cost" of adaptation to changing requirements.