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ReviewBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Cognitive Framework for Aircraft Piloting: A Core Cognition Set.

Hongyi Huang, Yizhen Guo, Junsong Lu, Fan Li, Yin Wu

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Review in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Hongyi HuangDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0009-0004-3996-0217
Yizhen GuoDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
Junsong LuDepartment of Psychology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA.
Fan LiDepartment of Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3929-6625
Yin WuDepartment of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6364-4597

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Abstract

Human factors remain the predominant contributors to aviation accidents, yet the cognitive foundations of pilot performance have not been systematically defined. Existing cognitive frameworks inadequately represent the complex, high-demand environment of flight operations. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to identify a core cognition set for piloting, defined as the minimal group of cognitive modules most consistently related to flight performance, and to examine how these modules are affected by aviation-specific risk factors. A total of 93 studies were included in this review. Of these, 31 reported quantitative associations between cognitive performance and flight outcomes. A three-level mixed-effects meta-regression model was applied to estimate pooled effect sizes for each cognitive module. Meanwhile, 74 studies examined the influence of aviation factors such as fatigue, hypoxia, gravitational load, and aging. Meta-analytic findings indicated four cognitive modules (Perception, Working Memory, Multitasking Flexibility, and Psychomotor) as showing the strongest and most reliable associations with flight performance (Fisher's z = 0.356-0.440,

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aviationcognitive assessmentcognitive functionpilotingrisk factor

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PMID42651525
PMCPMC13510040

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