DriveSharp Archives - BrainHQ from Posit Science https://www.brainhq.com/blog/category/drivesharp/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:55:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 Why Would An Older Driver Run A Red Light? https://www.brainhq.com/blog/why-would-an-older-driver-run-a-red-light/ Thu, 01 Nov 2018 06:00:13 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=284 I read an interesting science paper published in the Journal of Gerontology. Dr. Sheila West and her colleagues from Johns Hopkins University asked older drivers to volunteer to have their cars rigged with cameras and GPS systems to monitor their driving over a five-day period. They recruited 1,425 drivers aged 67 to 85. Specifically the…

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]]> BrainHQ provides many real-world benefits https://www.brainhq.com/blog/posit-science-training-programs-provide-many-real-world-benefits/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:00:49 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=110 An article on Science Daily talked about a science publication by researchers from Florida State University who examined how technology is being used by senior citizens. The researchers refer to computer-based brain fitness programs and make the following statement: “There is limited but encouraging evidence that these so-called brain fitness software packages make a difference…

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]]> Distracted Driving and the Brain (Part II of II) https://www.brainhq.com/blog/distracted-driving-and-the-brain-part-ii-of-ii/ Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:22:15 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=106 Cognitive ability is a critical measure of safe driving ... understanding that point the way toward improving our ability to deal with the many distractions beyond texting that we can't eliminate or legislate.

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]]> Distracted Driving and the Brain (Part I of II) https://www.brainhq.com/blog/distracted-driving-and-the-brain-part-i-of-ii/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 14:08:07 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=104 I am disappointed that distracted driving has been myopically defined as “texting while driving” ... we are missing an opportunity to make a dent in the 6 million annual crashes in the US.

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]]> Auto Insurance, Driving Safely and Saving Money https://www.brainhq.com/blog/auto-insurance-driving-safely-and-saving-money/ Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:13:15 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=2617 Insurance companies have the capability to offer brain performance improvement software, DriveSharp, that increases safety and reduces costs. What's in the way of offering it to everyone?

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]]> Posit Science Exercise’s Reduce Crash Risk in Older Adults by 50% https://www.brainhq.com/blog/new-study-shows-posit-science-brain-training-reduces-crash-risk-in-older-adults-by-50/ Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:24:09 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=2354 A long-term research study followed over 900 older adults for five years and saw those who trained with Posit Science's speed-of-processing technology reduced at-fault crash by 50%.

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]]> Drivesharp: Proven To Help Keep You Safe On The Road https://www.brainhq.com/blog/drivesharp-proven-to-help-keep-you-safe-on-the-road/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:19:24 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=1889 Our eyes take in a lot of information from the world, but limitations in brain processing means that we can only pay attention to a small portion of it. As a consequence we often fail to notice important information that is clearly in our field of view because our attention is focused elsewhere. One compelling…

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]]> Auto Insurers, Brain Performance, and Driving Safely https://www.brainhq.com/blog/auto-insurance-companies-brain-performance-and-driving-safely/ Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:27:15 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=1850 Improving the speed and accuracy of processing what you see is gaining traction thanks to insurance carriers and increasing public awareness.

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]]> Four Steps to Enhance Your Driving Wellness https://www.brainhq.com/blog/four-steps-to-enhance-your-driving-wellness/ Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:00:38 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=1768 Ed. note: Today we are pleased to present a guest post from Beth Tracton-Bishop, Ph.D, a gerontologist with The Hartford Advance 50 Team and an expert on aging and driver safety. Click on her name above for a full biography.    Have you ever heard of the phrase “driving wellness”? It’s a relatively new term that…

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]]> Evaluating Brain Fitness Programs – Which Should I Choose? https://www.brainhq.com/blog/evaluating-brain-fitness-programs-which-should-i-choose/ Tue, 04 May 2010 07:43:05 +0000 http://blog.positscience.com//?p=1130 The brain fitness market has expanded rapidly in recent years, and there is now a large selection of computer and on-line brain training exercises to choose from. At one end of the spectrum are games that are purely for entertainment purposes. At the other end are exercises that have been scientifically validated in clinical trials.…

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