Citation

Uchiyama Y, Ebe K, Kozato A, Okada T, Sadato N. Neurosci. Lett. 2003; 352(3): 199-202.

Affiliation

D Labs., Inc., Nagakute 480-1192, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14625019

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.

Language: en