So far, in the selection between a manual or automatic gearbox in carThe criteria were rarely about health.
As a key advantage of the manual box – in which the driver steps on the clutch and chooses the change of relationship e.g. from second to third, from third to Wednesday and tubalin – usually refers to the feeling of greater control and subsequent driving pleasure in demanding routes.
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On the other hand, in favour of the automatic box – cars in which the vehicle changes its own speeds – the comfort and the economy in consumption weighed.
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Health criterion for box type selection in the car
The only case where the health factor came into the dilemma involved people with some weakness in the left foot – for Greece and most countries where the steering wheel is left – that made frequent use of the clutch difficult. And yet, after the publication of the study of Japanese Ryuta Kavasima, brain health enters the equation.
Kavasima is a Japanese professor and researcher, known for his creation «Brain Age», a video game of logic and puzzles for Nintendo.
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The recent study in which he was in charge appears to demonstrate that the brain does not work the same way when driving on all transmission systems – namely manual or automatic gearbox.
Japanese scientists examined the driver’s brain
The research, conducted by Kavasima's team at Tohoku University's Institute of Development, Ageing and Cancer, examined brain activity when driving cars with a manual and automatic gearbox.
The scientific group used the method of neuroapeiosis, the method that allows images of the brain and the nervous system to be taken through computational techniques.
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The study of material they collected led them to the conclusion that the actions needed to drive a vehicle in a manual box activate the prefrontal cortex in ways that driving a car in an automatic crate does not. The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that manages memory, decision making, and attention.
What the manual box offers to the brain
Unlike the automatic box, the manual improves the cognitive functions of the brain, as it obliges the driver to judge and choose the best speed depending on the condition.
The study emphasizes the experience behind the steering wheel, which is better in vehicles with a manual gearbox, as it enables the driver to choose the speed himself and keep his body active. Although changing gears and using the clutch can be annoying in periods of dense circulation, it is an activity that requires the use of both the brain and the nerves of the body. In other words, it helps prevent dementia.
«You must assess the condition and then choose the best speed depending on the condition, and this exerts greater pressure on brain cognitive functions than driving a car with an automatic gearbox», said Kavasima in a statement quoted by the Japanese news website Best Car Web.
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It's like driving a car with a manual gearbox offers the brain a little exercise. Kavasima says this has «significant influence on the maintenance of mental health and cognitive functions».
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