Hazard anticipation of young novice drivers - SWOV

Occipital lobe
Oestrogens
OFC
Parieto-occipital
Cortices
Parital cortex
PET
One of the four major regions of the cerebral cortex.
The occipital lobe is chiefly involved in visual
processing.
Oestrogens are steroid hormones and are the the
primary female sex hormones. While oestrogens are
present in both men and women, they are usually
present at significantly higher levels in women of
reproductive age. They promote the development of
female secondary sexual characteristics, such as
breasts, and are also involved in the thickening of
the endometrium and other aspects of regulating the
menstrual cycle. Sudden oestrogen withdrawal,
fluctuating oestrogen, and periods of sustained
oestrogen low levels correlates with significant
mood lowering.
Orbito Frontal Cortex. Area of the PFC. Persons with
lesions in the OFC and/or VMPC have difficulties
with empathy, control over emotions and the
weighing of risks.
Play a role in the accurately locating of visual
objects.
One of the four major regions of the cerebral cortex.
The parital cortex or parital lobe is chiefly involved
in somatosensory processing.
Positron Emission Tomography. As fMRI, PET is a
scanning method to make areas of the brain visible
that are active during task performance. The method
is however completely different. In PET use is made
of the fact that active areas of the brain consume
glucose (simple sugar). PET scans use a
radioactively tagged form of glucose, which can be
detected by a scanner.
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