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Basic Study for New Assistive System Based on Brain Activity during Car Driving

Authors:
Shunji Shimizu
Hiroaki Inoue
Hiroyuki Nara
Noboru Takahashi
Fumikazu Miwakeichi
Nobuhide Hirai
Senichiro Kikuchi
Eiju Watanabe
Satoshi Kato

Keywords: brain information processing during driving task; spatial cognitive task;determining direction; NIRS

Abstract:
Final purpose in this research is to contribute to developing of assistive robot and apparatus. Recently, there is a pressing need to develop a new system which assists and acts for car driving and wheelchair for the elderly as the population grows older. In terms of developing a new system, it is thought that it is important to examine behaviors as well as spatial recognition. Therefore, experiments have been performed for an examination of human spatial perceptions, especially right and left recognition, during car driving using NIRS. In previous research, it has been documented that there were significant differences at dorsolateral prefrontal cortex at left hemisphere during virtual driving task and actual driving. In this paper, brain activity during car driving was measured and detailed analysis was performed by segmental brain activity during car driving on the basis of subjects’ motion. So, we report the relationship between brain activity and movement concerned with perception during driving in this paper.

Pages: 466 to 471

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2013

Publication date: February 24, 2013

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2308-4138

ISBN: 978-1-61208-250-9

Location: Nice, France

Dates: from February 24, 2013 to March 1, 2013