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In Behavioral Neuroscience and Biology

ePoster · Behavioral Neuroscience

Neural dynamics of mood-influenced driving using fMRI: Connectivity patterns and speed variations

Sama Rahnemayan, Homayoun Sadeghi-bazargani, Morteza Ghojazadeh, Michael Nitsche · FENS Forum 2024

The correlation between cognitive function, mood states, and driving behavior remains unclear. Hence, we aimed to explore this relationship objectively, by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In a cross-sectional design, 28 male 20 to 30-year-old drivers were randomly included in the study. Each participant drove virtually in an fMRI-compatible driving simulator, after auditory and visual induction of positive, negative, and neutral mood; and fMRI was performed meanwhile to explore brain activity alterations. The analysis was performed using SPM software by performing seed-based conn