Driving performance during word generation--testing the function of human brain lateralization using fTCD in an ecologically relevant context.

It has been hypothesized that cerebral lateralization of function enhances cognitive performance. Evidence was found in birds and fish. However, recent research in humans did not support this hypothesis.

Effects of in-car support on mental workload and driving performance of older drivers.

Objective: This study examined the extent to which driving performance of 10 older (70-88 years old) and 30 younger participants (30-50 years old) improves as a result of support by a driver assistance system.

Background: Various studies have indicated that advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) may provide tailored assistance for older drivers and thereby improve their safe mobility.

Method: While drivers followed an urban route in a driving simulator, an ADAS provided them with prior knowledge on the next intersection.

The effect of visual field defects on driving performance: a driving simulator study.

Objectives: To investigate the effect of visual field defects on driving performance, and to predict practical fitness to drive.

Methods: The driving performance of 87 subjects with visual field defects due to ocular abnormalities was assessed on a driving simulator and during an on-road driving test.

Outcome Measures: The final score on the on-road driving test and simulator indexes, such as driving speed, viewing behavior, lateral position, time-headway, and time to collision.

Divided attention in experienced young and older drivers: lane tracking and visual analysis in a dynamic driving simulator.

A simulated driving task that required the simultaneous execution of two continuous visual tasks was administered to 12 healthy young (mean age 26.1 years) and 12 healthy older (mean age 64.4 years) experienced and currently active drivers.

Divided attention 5 to 10 years after severe closed head injury.

The ability to divide attention of persons who had sustained a severe Closed Head Injury 5 to 10 years before (chronic CHI patients), was examined in a dual-task experiment administered to 15 CHI patients and 34 control subjects. Both the patient group and the control group consisted of active licenced drivers at the time of the investigation. One task was a compensatory tracking task requiring lane tracking, a basic skill or car driving.