@article{ref1,
title="The neural substrates of driving at a safe distance: a functional MRI study",
journal="Neuroscience letters",
year="2003",
author="Uchiyama, Yuji and Ebe, Kazutoshi and Kozato, Akio and Okada, Tomoko and Sadato, N.",
volume="352",
number="3",
pages="199-202",
abstract="An important driving skill is the ability to maintain a safe distance from a preceding car. To determine the neural substrates of this skill we performed functional magnetic resonance imaging of simulated driving in 21 subjects. Subjects used a joystick to adjust their own driving speed in order to maintain a constant distance from a preceding car traveling at varying speeds. The task activated multiple brain regions. Activation of the cerebellum may reflect visual feedback during smooth tracking of the preceding car. Co-activation of the basal ganglia, thalamus and premotor cortex is related to movement selection. Activation of a premotor-parietal network is related to visuo-motor co-ordination. Task performance was negatively correlated with anterior cingulate activity, consistent with the role of this region in error detection and response selection.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0304-3940",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}