2020
Brain-based limitations in attention and secondary task engagement during high-fidelity driving simulation among young adults.
Banz BC, Wu J, Camenga DR, Mayes LC, Crowley MJ, Vaca FE. Brain-based limitations in attention and secondary task engagement during high-fidelity driving simulation among young adults. Neuroreport 2020, 31: 619-623. PMID: 32366810, DOI: 10.1097/wnr.0000000000001451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAuditory attention taskP3 responseAttention taskNo-Load ConditionSelective auditory attention taskEvent-related potential componentHigh-fidelity driving simulationPosterior sitesSecondary task engagementPosterior midline sitesPosterior P2Auditory attentionAttention processingAuditory taskAttention conditionAttention capabilitiesCognitive loadTask engagementNeural processingFrontal sitesAuditory stimuliAuditory tonesP3 componentDistracted drivingP2 responses
2019
Realistic driving simulation during generalized epileptiform discharges to identify electroencephalographic features related to motor vehicle safety: Feasibility and pilot study
Cohen E, Antwi P, Banz BC, Vincent P, Saha R, Arencibia CA, Ryu JH, Atac E, Saleem N, Tomatsu S, Swift K, Hu C, Krestel H, Farooque P, Levy S, Wu J, Crowley M, Vaca FE, Blumenfeld H. Realistic driving simulation during generalized epileptiform discharges to identify electroencephalographic features related to motor vehicle safety: Feasibility and pilot study. Epilepsia 2019, 61: 19-28. PMID: 31646628, PMCID: PMC7424790, DOI: 10.1111/epi.16356.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAutomobile DrivingElectroencephalographyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMalePilot ProjectsSeizuresSimulation TrainingYoung AdultConceptsEpileptiform dischargesGeneralized epileptiform dischargesEEG amplitudeClinical seizuresElectroencephalographic featuresGeneralized epilepsyLarger sample sizeDriving impairmentClinical accompanimentBaseline testingPilot studyMotor vehicle safetyLonger durationSimultaneous EEGSeizuresVisual stimuliEEGSubjectsStimuliRiskSafetyDurationSample sizeResponseEpilepsy
2018
Driving status of patients with generalized spike–wave on EEG but no clinical seizures
Antwi P, Atac E, Ryu JH, Arencibia CA, Tomatsu S, Saleem N, Wu J, Crowley MJ, Banz B, Vaca FE, Krestel H, Blumenfeld H. Driving status of patients with generalized spike–wave on EEG but no clinical seizures. Epilepsy & Behavior 2018, 92: 5-13. PMID: 30580109, PMCID: PMC6433503, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAutomobile DrivingElectroencephalographyEpilepsy, GeneralizedFemaleHumansMaleReaction TimeSeizuresConceptsGeneralized spike-wave dischargesSpike-wave dischargesStatus of patientsClinical seizuresClinical presentationBehavioral unresponsivenessObvious behavioral effectsGeneralized epilepsyAbsence seizuresEEG criteriaSWD durationBehavioral testingBehavioral impairmentsBehavioral effectsPatientsBrief episodesEpilepsySeizuresDriving privilegesElectroencephalogramFamily membersEEG featuresFuture approachesSafetyMyoclonic