Citation

Masson M, Michael GA, Désert JF, Rhein F, Foubert L, Colliot P. Brain Inj. 2013; 27(5): 538-547.

Affiliation

EMC Laboratory (EA 3082), University of Lyon 2 , France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.3109/02699052.2013.766926

PMID

23472884

Abstract

Objective: To highlight the impact of the increasing attentional load on performance of both normal drivers and drivers with traumatic brain injury. Background: Patients with brain injury have a higher accident risk than people with no brain injury [1], probably as a result of persistent attention disorders. Method: Ten patients and 10 paired controls took part in a computerized selective attention task involving specific attentional processes. They were asked to monitor a speedometer and to ignore sudden changes in the surrounding environment in three separate experimental situations involving different attentional load. Results: Although, in the control situation, patients' results were equivalent to controls', they displayed specific disorders in more complex situations where the attentional load increased. Conclusion: These difficulties may have a negative impact on real driving situations.

Language: en