Assessment of cerebral activation patterns while operating a driving simulator with TBI survivors: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

Watanabe, Satoshi; Takehara, Itaru; Hitosugi, Masahito; Hayashi, Yusuke; Yonemoto, Kyozo; Abo, Masahiro; Momosaki, Ryo; Kakuda, Wataru; Mochio, Kenjiro; Matsuda, Tadamitsu

doi:10.1016/j.jns.2013.07.2007

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“…Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) has attracted attention in this field, and driving simulation experiments have been conducted using fNIRS with the subjects in a sitting position (Yanaginuma et al, 2007 ; Watanabe et al, 2011 ; Tsunashima et al, 2012 ). However, it is difficult to reproduce the various effects on the body such as gravity, and it is still unclear how the brain functions while driving on an actual road.…”

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Functional brain imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy during actual driving on an expressway

Yoshino¹,

Oka²,

Yamamoto

et al. 2013

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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The prefrontal cortex is considered to have a significant effect on driving behavior, but little is known about prefrontal cortex function in actual road driving. Driving simulation experiments are not the same, because the subject is in a stationary state, and the results may be different. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) is advantageous in that it can measure cerebral hemodynamic responses in a person driving an actual vehicle. We mounted fNIRS equipment in a vehicle to evaluate brain functions related to various actual driving operations while the subjects drove on a section of an expressway that was not yet open to the public. Measurements were recorded while parked, and during acceleration, constant velocity driving (CVD), deceleration, and U-turns, in the daytime and at night. Changes in cerebral oxygen exchange (ΔCOE) and cerebral blood volume were calculated and imaged for each part of the task. Responses from the prefrontal cortex and the parietal cortex were highly reproducible in the daytime and nighttime experiments. Significant increases in ΔCOE were observed in the frontal eye field (FEF), which has not been mentioned much in previous simulation experiments. In particular, significant activation was detected during acceleration in the right FEF, and during deceleration in the left FEF. Weaker responses during CVD suggest that FEF function was increased during changes in vehicle speed. As the FEF contributes to control of eye movement in three-dimensional space, FEF activation may be important in actual road driving. fNIRS is a powerful technique for investigating brain activation outdoors, and it proved to be sufficiently robust for use in an actual highway driving experiment in the field of intelligent transport systems (ITS).

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Functional brain imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy during actual driving on an expressway

Yoshino¹,

Oka²,

Yamamoto

et al. 2013

Front. Hum. Neurosci.

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“…Corbetta et al 14) highlighted the importance of functions of the right cerebral hemisphere in spatial attention. A study on brain hemodynamics of participants with brain injuries while driving 15) reported that significant activity was noted in the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, and temporal lobe, and that the activity was more extensive in the right cerebral hemisphere than in the left cerebral hemisphere. A study which verified the differences in mistakes while driving due to differences in the damaged cerebral hemisphere after stroke 16) reported that the frequency of mistakes was high in persons with right cerebral hemisphere damage.…”

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Verification of spatial recognition ability of stroke patients required to resume automobile driving

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To help patients who had a stroke resume automobile driving, we evaluated their ability to recognize three-dimensional space like that experienced in actual driving situations, with a focus on sensing car width. [Participants and Methods] Seven patients who had a stroke and 29 healthy adults participated in the study. Three 50-cm-wide chairs and 2 panels, 3 m apart, were placed 9 m from the chair in which the participant sat. One panel was fixed and the other panel could be moved toward the fixed panel in a horizontal direction. The participants were asked to signal when they believed that the width of the chair was the same as the space between the panels. [Results] In the simulation of driving a real car, the mean error in judging distance was 13.2 ± 10.4 cm for the Healthy group and that of the Stroke group was two times greater than that of the Healthy group. [Conclusion] These findings show that spatial recognition cannot be evaluated using paper-based two-dimensional higher brain function tests. To help patients who had a stroke resume driving requires evaluation of three-dimensional spatial recognition ability under circumstances that simulate actual driving situations.

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Assessment of cerebral activation patterns while operating a driving simulator with TBI survivors: A functional near-infrared spectroscopy study

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Functional brain imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy during actual driving on an expressway

Functional brain imaging using near-infrared spectroscopy during actual driving on an expressway

Verification of spatial recognition ability of stroke patients required to resume automobile driving

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