- 著者
- Ryuta Kawashima Rui Nouchi Taisuke Matsumoto Yasunori Tanimoto
- 出版者
- Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, INC
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Automotive Engineering (ISSN:21850984)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.5, no.2, pp.73-76, 2014 (Released:2016-03-25)
- 参考文献数
- 21
- 被引用文献数
- 1 1
We investigated whether riding a motorcycle in daily life has beneficial effects on the cognitive functions of healthy subjects. Twenty-two healthy right-handed men, who had a significant break from riding, participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group was asked to ride a motorcycle in their daily life for two months. The intervention group showed improvement of their visuospatial cognition compared with the control group. Results of this study indicate that riding a motorcycle in daily life could have beneficial effects in returning riders.
1 0 0 0 OA Cortical Activity while Riding Motorcycles Measured with a Wearable Near Infrared Topography System
- 著者
- Ryuta Kawashima Taisuke Matsumoto Yasunori Tanimoto
- 出版者
- Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, INC
- 雑誌
- International Journal of Automotive Engineering (ISSN:21850984)
- 巻号頁・発行日
- vol.5, no.2, pp.77-83, 2014 (Released:2016-03-25)
- 参考文献数
- 18
- 被引用文献数
- 1
The purpose of this study was to clarify the cortical activity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) while motorcycles were being ridden. Sixteen healthy right-handed men who use motorcycles in their daily lives were recruited. Their brain activity was measured using a prototype of wearable optical topography while they were actually riding a motorcycle. We found that their brain activation patterns, which reflect the cognitive strategies behind their riding behaviors, differed depending on whether they were users of road bikes or scooters. Also, DLPFC activity, which reflects an increase in cognitive and motor demands, was greater in riders of on-road type motorcycles than scooters.