COMPUTERIZED VIDEO TASKS AS TRAINING TECHNIQUES FOR DRIVING-RELATED PERCEPTUAL DEFICITS OF PERSONS WITH BRAIN DAMAGE: A PILOT EVALUATION

This pilot study investigated the modifiability of perceptual deficits by training which consisted of performing microcomputer-generated video tasks. Four subjects with acquired brain damage were given 10 hours of training. Perceptual skills were assessed both prior to and following the training. Following the training two subjects showed some improvement on several of the perceptual tests used, while two other subjects showed improvement on only a limited number of tests. Based on these results and on the performance changes on the video tasks themselves, a comprehensive evaluation of the potential benefits of this type of training on both perceptual skills and driving performance is recommended.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

  2901 Baxter Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48109-2150

  National Institute of Handicapped Research

  Washington, DC  United States  20202
• Authors:
  • Sivak, M
  • Hill, C S
  • Olson, P L
• Publication Date: 1983-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 23 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brain; Driver performance; Driver rehabilitation; Driver training; Drivers; Injuries; Perception; Personnel performance
• Uncontrolled Terms: Brain injuries; Rehabilitation
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver perception; Video tasks
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387050
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: UMTRI-83-48, HS-036 364
• Contract Numbers: G008200047
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM