Effects of Different Types of Cognitive Training on Cognitive Function, Brain Structure, and Driving Safety in Senior Daily Drivers: A Pilot Study
| Autor: | Takeshi Ogawa, Toshiyuki Shimizu, Rui Nouchi, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Takashi Sunda, Satoru Hirose, Takayuki Nozawa, Ryuta Kawashima, Takakuni Goto, Carlos Makoto Miyauchi, Yuka Kotozaki, Eiji Tozuka, Hikaru Takeuchi, Yasuyuki Taki, Tatsuyoshi Nanbu, Yoritaka Akimoto, Mizuki Ihara, Akitake Kanno, Ryoichi Yokoyama |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Aging Automobile Driving Article Subject media_common.quotation_subject Population education Poison control Pilot Projects Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry Neuropsychological Tests Physical medicine and rehabilitation Cognition medicine Humans media_common Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Working memory Neuropsychology Brain General Medicine Middle Aged Cognitive training Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology Memory Short-Term Neurology Personal computer Aptitude Female Neurology (clinical) Psychology Research Article RC321-571 |
| Zdroj: | Behavioural Neurology, Vol 2015 (2015) Behavioural Neurology |
| ISSN: | 0953-4180 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2015/525901 |
| Popis: | Background. Increasing proportion of the elderly in the driving population raises the importance of assuring their safety. We explored the effects of three different types of cognitive training on the cognitive function, brain structure, and driving safety of the elderly.Methods. Thirty-seven healthy elderly daily drivers were randomly assigned to one of three training groups: Group V trained in a vehicle with a newly developed onboard cognitive training program, Group P trained with a similar program but on a personal computer, and Group C trained to solve a crossword puzzle. Before and after the 8-week training period, they underwent neuropsychological tests, structural brain magnetic resonance imaging, and driving safety tests.Results. For cognitive function, only Group V showed significant improvements in processing speed and working memory. For driving safety, Group V showed significant improvements both in the driving aptitude test and in the on-road evaluations. Group P showed no significant improvements in either test, and Group C showed significant improvements in the driving aptitude but not in the on-road evaluations.Conclusion. The results support the effectiveness of the onboard training program in enhancing the elderly’s abilities to drive safely and the potential advantages of a multimodal training approach. |
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