Abstract
Recent technological developments in mobile brain and body imaging are enabling new frontiers of real-world neuroscience. Simultaneous recordings of body movement and brain activity from highly skilled individuals as they demonstrate their exceptional skills in real-world settings, can shed new light on the neurobehavioural structure of human expertise. Driving is a real-world skill which many of us acquire to different levels of expertise. Here we ran a case-study on a subject with the highest level of driving expertise—a Formula E Champion. We studied the driver’s neural and motor patterns while he drove a sports car on the “Top Gear” race track under extreme conditions (high speed, low visibility, low temperature, wet track). His brain activity, eye movements and hand/foot movements were recorded. Brain activity in the delta, alpha, and beta frequency bands showed causal relation to hand movements. We herein demonstrate the feasibility of using mobile brain and body imaging even in very extreme conditions (race car driving) to study the sensory inputs, motor outputs, and brain states which characterise complex human skills.
Highlights
Recent technological developments in mobile brain and body imaging are enabling new frontiers of real-world neuroscience
The results section of this case-study paper were written to characterise the neuromotor behaviour of a professional driver while driving in extreme condition, which can be used as a reference point for future driving studies
The number of frames considered hammerhead critical curve was 11.3% of the total recording, and straights corresponded to 25.5%
Summary
Recent technological developments in mobile brain and body imaging are enabling new frontiers of real-world neuroscience. We studied the driver’s neural and motor patterns while he drove a sports car on the “Top Gear” race track under extreme conditions (high speed, low visibility, low temperature, wet track) His brain activity, eye movements and hand/foot movements were recorded. We demonstrate the feasibility of using mobile brain and body imaging even in very extreme conditions (race car driving) to study the sensory inputs, motor outputs, and brain states which characterise complex human skills. We present a case study in real-world neuroscience of expertise, measuring the brain activity and body movement of a professional race car driver (Formula E Champion) while driving under extreme conditions (high speed, low visibility and road slipperiness). A better understanding of expert drivers’ neural and motor interdependencies while facing driving challenges can potentially foster the development of technologies to prevent critical conditions and improve driving safety, as well as safety procedures for autonomous and semi-autonomous cars
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