[Characteristics of changes in intellectual activities caused by hypoglycemia in operators]

The article deals with data obtained from studies of operators' activity changes caused by artificial hypoglycemia. Hypoglycemia of operator appeared to markedly alter the quality, psychologic and physiologic intensity, subjective appraisal of intellectual activities. Overall, hypoglycemia leads to intensified signs of fatigue during mental work. In this case hypoglycemia affects the processes of verbal and logic decision more than perceptive and identification activities. Besides that, hypoglycemia appeared to worsen the processes of operators' cooperation in decision. The studies showed that in order to support the necessary level of capacity to work the mechanisms of adaptation and mobilization of psychologic and physiologic resources become activated in hypoglycemia.