These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: The neural correlates of driving performance identified using positron emission tomography.
    Author: Horikawa E, Okamura N, Tashiro M, Sakurada Y, Maruyama M, Arai H, Yamaguchi K, Sasaki H, Yanai K, Itoh M.
    Journal: Brain Cogn; 2005 Jul; 58(2):166-71. PubMed ID: 15919547.
    Abstract:
    Driving is a complex behavior involving multiple cognitive domains. To identify neural correlates of driving performance, [15O]H2O positron emission tomography 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.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]