Effect of non-invasive transcranial direct current stimulation on driving performance

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K14322
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Civil engineering project/Traffic engineering
• Research Institution: Kochi University of Technology
• Principal Investigator: Park Kaechang 高知工科大学, 地域連携機構, 客員教授 (60333514)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): HIKARU Mizobut 高知工科大学, 地域連携機構, 研究員 (20231615) ; MANABU Ohta 高知工科大学, 地域連携機構, 研究員 (80727082)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 白質病変 / 高齢ドライバー / シュミレーション酔い / ｔDCS / ドライビングシュミレータ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Divers with leukoaraiosis, a common finding of brain MRI and a human factor causing traffic accidents and dangerous driving behaviors,were examined whether a transcranial direct current stimulator(tDCS)effected the driving performances as well as drivers without LA by means of a driving simulator (DS). At first, LA is significantly associated with DS sickness, especially when LA exists in both the frontal and parietal lobe. tDCS could reduce DS sickness, while driving performances evaluated by DS could not be improved. LA may be a useful tool to elucidate the mechanism of simulation sickness.

Free Research Field

交通工学・脳医学