TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - The neural correlates of driving performance identified using positron emission tomography
JO  - Brain and cognition
A1  - Horikawa, Etsuo
A1  - Okamura, N.
A1  - Tashiro, Manabu
A1  - Sakurada, Yumiko
A1  - Maruyama, Masahiro
A1  - Arai, H.
A1  - Yamaguchi, K.
A1  - Sasaki, H.
A1  - Yanai, Kazuhiko
A1  - Itoh, M.
SP  - 166
EP  - 171
VL  - 58
IS  - 2
N2  - 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.
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SN  - 0278-2626
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2004.10.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -