@article{ref1,
title="The neural correlates of driving performance identified using positron emission tomography",
journal="Brain and cognition",
year="2005",
author="Horikawa, Etsuo and Okamura, N. and Tashiro, Manabu and Sakurada, Yumiko and Maruyama, Masahiro and Arai, H. and Yamaguchi, K. and Sasaki, H. and Yanai, Kazuhiko and Itoh, M.",
volume="58",
number="2",
pages="166-171",
abstract="Driving is a complex behavior involving multiple cognitive domains. To identify neural correlates of driving performance, [(15)O]H(2)O 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.",
language="",
issn="0278-2626",
doi="10.1016/j.bandc.2004.10.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2004.10.002"
}