Aging and driving II: Implications of cognitive changes

Human Performance Situation Awareness and Automation: Current Research and Trends

Volumn 1-2, Issue , 2004, Pages 320-323

  Mouloua, Mustapha ^a   Smither, Janan ^a   Hancock, Peter A ^a   Duley, Jacqueline ^b   Adams, Richard ^b   Latorella, Kara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Booz Allan Hamilton ^*  (United States)

^c NASA Langley   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive capabilities; Cognitive changes; Driving performance; Intelligent transportation systems (ITS); Safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867352300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410610997     Document Type: Chapter

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