Riding a Motorcycle Affects Cognitive Functions of Healthy Adults

oleh: Ryuta Kawashima, Rui Nouchi, Taisuke Matsumoto, Yasunori Tanimoto

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan, Inc. 2014-04-01

Deskripsi

We investigated whether riding a motorcycle in daily life has beneficial effects on the cognitive functions of healthy subjects. Twenty-two healthy right-handed men, who had a significant break from riding, participated in this study. They were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group was asked to ride a motorcycle in their daily life for two months. The intervention group showed improvement of their visuospatial cognition compared with the control group. Results of this study indicate that riding a motorcycle in daily life could have beneficial effects in returning riders.