2024
How the cognitive load of simulated driving affects the brain dynamics underlying auditory attention
Banz B, Wu J, Camenga D, Mayes L, Crowley M, Vaca F. How the cognitive load of simulated driving affects the brain dynamics underlying auditory attention. Traffic Injury Prevention 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-8. PMID: 39485699, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2024.2373950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBrain responses to auditory stimuliResponses to auditory stimuliAuditory attentional processingCortical regionsTarget tonesNo-load conditionTemporal cortical regionsRight frontal cortical regionsTarget earFrontal cortical regionsMotor vehicle crashesAlpha responsesBrain levelsPosterior cortical regionsTheta oscillationsEvent-related brain responsesTheta powerBrain-based measuresAuditory stimuliAuditory attentionEarly time windowStudy designVehicle crashesCognitive loadWorking memory
2020
Coupling neuroscience and driving simulation: A systematic review of studies on crash-risk behaviors in young drivers
Banz BC, Hersey D, Vaca FE. Coupling neuroscience and driving simulation: A systematic review of studies on crash-risk behaviors in young drivers. Traffic Injury Prevention 2020, 22: 90-95. PMID: 33320014, DOI: 10.1080/15389588.2020.1847283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroscience methodsYoung driversFunctional magnetic resonance imagingYoung adult driversRisky driving behaviorsAlcohol-impaired drivingVisual distractorsCognitive loadBrain mechanismsBrain correlatesDistracted drivingAdult driversDriving simulatorDriving behaviorMotor vehicle crashesYoung adultsIndividual variabilityDrowsy/Brain dataNeuroscienceVehicle crashesDrivingSystematic reviewMost researchFatal motor vehicle crashesThe Association of Sleep Hygiene and Drowsiness with Adverse Driving Events in Emergency Medicine Residents
Green W, Gao X, Li K, Banz BC, Wu J, Crowley MJ, Camenga DR, Vaca FE. The Association of Sleep Hygiene and Drowsiness with Adverse Driving Events in Emergency Medicine Residents. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 21: 219-224. PMID: 33207169, PMCID: PMC7673877, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.8.47357.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdverse driving eventsHigher sleepiness levelsSleep hygieneEmergency medicine residentsSleepiness levelsOvernight shiftsMedicine residentsResidency training levelDrive homeJunior residentsMotor vehicle crashesPostgraduate year 1Emergency physiciansHigh riskSelf-administered surveyResponse rateSleepinessLevel of trainingVehicle crashesClinical dutiesWork shiftEM residentsSenior residentsHygienePhysicians
2019
Complexities of Young Driver Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes.
Banz BC, Fell JC, Vaca FE. Complexities of Young Driver Injury and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2019, 92: 725-731. PMID: 31866787, PMCID: PMC6913817.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYoung driversAlcohol/drug useMotor vehicle crashesRisk of drivingNeuroscience methodsCognitive developmentPsychosocial developmentDriver trainingFatal motor vehicle crashesDriver inexperiencePeer influenceYoung driver crashesIntervention programsYoung adulthoodTraffic safety legislationBrain maturationCrash risk factorsPrevention scienceYoung adultsVehicle crashesDriver crashesCompressive understandingImportant underlying reasonsComprehensive trainingMultidisciplinary research approach
2014
Female Drivers Increasingly Involved in Impaired Driving Crashes: Actions to Ameliorate the Risk
Vaca FE, Romano E, Fell JC. Female Drivers Increasingly Involved in Impaired Driving Crashes: Actions to Ameliorate the Risk. Academic Emergency Medicine 2014, 21: 1485-1492. PMID: 25491711, DOI: 10.1111/acem.12542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlunt trauma casesMotor vehicle crashesCrash-related injuriesTrauma casesEmergency physiciansAlcohol-impaired driving crashesVehicle crashesAlcohol-impaired drivingDriving crashesConsiderable proportionEvolving roleUnfavorable trendsPatientsImpaired driving crashesInjuryPhysiciansCareFemale driversWomen