Yao Sun

Prof. Yao Sun


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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27 February 2025 in Sensors
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YSYao Sun
Yao Sun
YSYingjie Sun
Yingjie Sun
JZJIA ZHANG
JIA ZHANG
FRFeng Ran
Feng Ran
Objective: Mental fatigue (MF) induced by prolonged cognitive tasks poses significant risks to postural stability, yet its effects on multi-sensory integration remain poorly understood. Method: This study investigated how MF alters sensory reweighting and postural control in 27 healthy young males. A 45 min incongruent Stroop task was employed to induce MF, validated via subjective Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores and psychomotor vigilance tests. Postural stability was assessed under four sensory perturbation conditions (O-H: no interference; C-H: visual occlusion; O-S: proprioceptive perturbation; C-S: combined perturbations) using a Kistler force platform. Center of pressure (COP) signals were analyzed through time-domain metrics, sample entropy (SampEn), and Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) to quantify energy distributions across sensory-related frequency bands (visual: 0–0.1 Hz; vestibular: 0.1–0.39 Hz; cerebellar: 0.39–1.56 Hz; proprioceptive: 1.56–6.25 Hz). Results: MF significantly reduced proprioceptive energy contributions (p < 0.05) while increasing vestibular reliance under O-S conditions (p < 0.05). Time-domain metrics showed no significant changes in COP velocity or displacement, but SampEn decreased under closed-eye conditions (p < 0.001), indicating reduced postural adaptability. DWT analysis highlighted MF’s interaction with visual occlusion, altering cerebellar and proprioceptive energy dynamics (p < 0.01). Conclusion: These findings demonstrate that MF disrupts proprioceptive integration, prompting compensatory shifts toward vestibular and cerebellar inputs. The integration of nonlinear entropy and frequency-domain analyses advances methodological frameworks for fatigue research, offering insights into real-time sensor-based fatigue monitoring and balance rehabilitation strategies. This study underscores the hierarchical interplay of sensory systems under cognitive load and provides empirical evidence for optimizing interventions in high-risk occupational and clinical settings.