Gene Variant Linked to Poor Driving Performance
A study at University of California Irvine shows people with a brain-derived neurotrophic factor gene variant, which reduces BDNF, scored over 20 percent worse in a driving simulation. Twenty two of 29 participants had normal BDNF. the rest carried the variant affecting short term motor learning.
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University of California, Irvine
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Cell phone users miss unicycling clown on campus study
WWU researchers led by Ira Hyman found 75 percent of pedestrians talking on phones failed to notice a unicycling clown on Western Washington University’s Red Square. The study, conducted with 317 walkers and 151 interviewed, links cellphone use to reduced situational awareness in real settings.
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Applied Cognitive Psychology
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