Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study
Although there are clear moral components to traffic violations and risky and aggressive driving behavior, few studies have examined the relationship between moral values and risky driving. This study aimed to examine the relationship between moral views of driving behavior and brain activity. Twent...
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| author | Kaori Kawabata Kazuki Fujita Mamiko Sato Koji Hayashi Yasutaka Kobayashi |
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| description | Although there are clear moral components to traffic violations and risky and aggressive driving behavior, few studies have examined the relationship between moral values and risky driving. This study aimed to examine the relationship between moral views of driving behavior and brain activity. Twenty healthy drivers participated in this study. A questionnaire regarding their moral values concerning driving behavior was administered to the participants. Brain activity was measured using near-infrared spectroscopy while eliciting moral emotions. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the participants were divided into two groups: one with high moral values and the other with low moral values. Brain activity was statistically compared between the two groups. Both groups had significantly lower activity in the prefrontal cortex during the self-risky driving task. The low moral group had significantly lower activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex than the high moral group, while it had lower activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the self-risky driving task than in the safe driving task. Regardless of their moral values, the participants were less susceptible to moral emotions during risky driving. Furthermore, our findings suggest that drivers with lower moral values may be even less susceptible to moral emotions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-92b5da72508a4e12a0da56bce6518e6c2023-11-24T04:51:46ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322022-11-011011222110.3390/healthcare10112221Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS StudyKaori Kawabata0Kazuki Fujita1Mamiko Sato2Koji Hayashi3Yasutaka Kobayashi4Graduate School of Health Science, Fukui Health Science University, Fukui 910-3190, JapanGraduate School of Health Science, Fukui Health Science University, Fukui 910-3190, JapanFukui Higher Brain Dysfunction Support Center, Fukui 910-0067, JapanDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Fukui General Hospital, Fukui 910-8561, JapanGraduate School of Health Science, Fukui Health Science University, Fukui 910-3190, JapanAlthough there are clear moral components to traffic violations and risky and aggressive driving behavior, few studies have examined the relationship between moral values and risky driving. This study aimed to examine the relationship between moral views of driving behavior and brain activity. Twenty healthy drivers participated in this study. A questionnaire regarding their moral values concerning driving behavior was administered to the participants. Brain activity was measured using near-infrared spectroscopy while eliciting moral emotions. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the participants were divided into two groups: one with high moral values and the other with low moral values. Brain activity was statistically compared between the two groups. Both groups had significantly lower activity in the prefrontal cortex during the self-risky driving task. The low moral group had significantly lower activity in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex than the high moral group, while it had lower activity in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in the self-risky driving task than in the safe driving task. Regardless of their moral values, the participants were less susceptible to moral emotions during risky driving. Furthermore, our findings suggest that drivers with lower moral values may be even less susceptible to moral emotions.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/11/2221driving behaviormoral valuehealthy driverbrain activitynear-infrared spectroscopy |
| spellingShingle | Kaori Kawabata Kazuki Fujita Mamiko Sato Koji Hayashi Yasutaka Kobayashi Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study Healthcare driving behavior moral value healthy driver brain activity near-infrared spectroscopy |
| title | Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study |
| title_full | Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study |
| title_fullStr | Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study |
| title_short | Relationship between Moral Values for Driving Behavior and Brain Activity: An NIRS Study |
| title_sort | relationship between moral values for driving behavior and brain activity an nirs study |
| topic | driving behavior moral value healthy driver brain activity near-infrared spectroscopy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/10/11/2221 |
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