Testing Attention Restoration in a Virtual Reality Driving Simulator.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Attention Restoration Theory (ART) suggests that walking or being in natural settings, as opposed to urban environments, benefits cognitive skills because it is less demanding on attentional resources. However, it is unclear whether the same occurs when the person is performing a complex task such as driving, although it is proven that driving through different road environments is associated with different levels of fatigue and may engage attention differently. The present study investigated whether exposure to rural vs. urban road environments while driving would affect attentional capacity in young people after the drive, in line with the classic ART paradigms. Methods: We asked 38 young participants to complete the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART) b

SUBMITTER: Cassarino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378321 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature