Assessing Methods of Enhancing Older Driver Performance

Research has demonstrated improvements in neuropsychological measures following participation in cognitive training programs in normal aging individuals (Ball, et al., 2002; Ball, Edwards, & Ross, 2007; Willis, et al., 2006; Wolinsky, et al., 2006). While claims have been made that cognitive training reduces accidents up to 50% (https://www.drivesharp.com/), studies examining on-road driving performance to date have not provided comprehensive data on whether functional changes in driving performance, driving behavior, or the allocation of a driver’s attention to the roadway are associated with the reported neuropsychological findings. In particular, this research set out to: (1) assess neuropsychological improvement following intervention with a commercial brain-training software program, Posit Science Cortex™ with InSight Drive Sharp™ and (2) examine whether measurable improvements in on-road driving performance can be quantified following intervention with the brain-training program.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/26595
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  New England University Transportation Center

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  77 Massachusetts Avenue, Room 40-279
  Cambridge, MA  United States  01239

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mehler, Bruce
  • Potter, Anya
• Publication Date: 2013

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Pagination: 3p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aged drivers; Attention; Behavior; Brain; Driver performance; Training programs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Neuropsychology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01501330
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MITR22-10
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 16 2013 2:07PM