Driving simulator training is associated with reduced inhibitory workload in older drivers

Geriatrics (Switzerland)

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Casutt, Gianclaudio ^a,b   Martin, Mike ^a,c   Jäncke, Lutz ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b International Normal Aging and Plasticity Research Centre Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UZH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Brain plasticity; Cognitive training; Driving simulator; Driving skills; Inhibition process

Indexed keywords

EID: 85032178882     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23083417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/geriatrics1030016     Document Type: Article

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