The Neural Correlates of Driving Performance Identified Using Positron Emission Tomography

Driving is a complex behavior involving multiple cognitive domains. To identify neural correlates of driving performance, positron emission tomography (PET scan) was performed using a simulated driving task. Compared with the resting condition, simulated driving increased regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in the cerebellum, occipital, and parietal cortices. Correlations between rCBF and measurements of driving performance were evaluated during simulated driving. Interestingly, rCBF in the thalamus, midbrain, and cerebellum were positively correlated with time required to complete the course and rCBF in the posterior cingulate gyrus was positively correlated with number of crashes during the task. These brain regions may thus play roles in the maintenance of driving performance.

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• Authors:
  • Horikawa, Etsuo
  • Okamura, Nobuyuki
  • Tashiro, Manabu
  • Sakurada, Yumiko
  • Maruyama, Masahiro
  • Arai, Hiroyuki
  • Yamaguchi, Keiichiro
  • Sasaki, Hidetada
  • Yanai, Kazuhiko
  • Itoh, Masatoshi
• Publication Date: 2005-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 166-171
• Serial:
  • Brain and Cognition
  • Volume: 58
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0278-2626

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Brain; Crashes; Driving simulators; Neurology; Physiological aspects; Simulation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cerebral blood flow; Positron emission tomography
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01042713
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 10 2007 9:33AM