Motor Output Variability Impairs Driving Ability in Older Adults: Reply to Stinchcombe, Dickerson, Weaver, and Bedard

Authors

Evangelos A. Christou, University of Florida - GainesvilleFollow
Basma Yacoubi, University of Florida - Gainesville
Changki Kim, University of Florida - GainesvilleFollow
Hwasil Moon, Ewha UniversityFollow
Tanya Onushko, Marquette UniversityFollow
Neha Lodha, University of Florida

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

2-2018

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Source Publication

Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences

Source ISSN

1079-5006

Abstract

Driving is a complex skill, as indicated by Stinchcombe and colleagues in their letter. It requires the integration of sensory inputs, cognitive processing, and motor execution. Although our title is broad, we clearly indicate that our findings only address a single component of driving, namely reactive driving. We also indicate that these findings are based on a simulated task and recommend that future studies should examine the contribution of motor output variability to on-road driving performance (see Considerations in the Discussion section). Thus, we share the consideration of Stinchcombe and colleagues that the current results only address a small portion of the driving complexity.

Comments

Accepted version. Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences & Medical Sciences, Vol. 73, No. 2 (February 2018): 269-270. DOI.© 2018 Oxford University Press. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Christou, Evangelos A.; Yacoubi, Basma; Kim, Changki; Moon, Hwasil; Onushko, Tanya; and Lodha, Neha, "Motor Output Variability Impairs Driving Ability in Older Adults: Reply to Stinchcombe, Dickerson, Weaver, and Bedard" (2018). Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications. 521.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/bioengin_fac/521