A Volunteer Demonstrates the Driving Simulator (IMAGE)
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The researchers asked a group of volunteers to use a driving simulator, while hooked up to an electrophysiological monitoring system, to measure electrical activity in their brains. For five days in a row, the volunteers completed two 20-minute driving simulations along a monotonous stretch of straight highway at a constant speed, to mimic a commute to and from work. Between the two "commutes," they completed a written test to simulate the mentally draining effect of a day's work.
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