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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Transportation Psychology

Background:

  • Motion sickness affects a significant portion of the population across various travel modes.
  • Self-driving cars may exacerbate motion sickness due to altered visual-motor dynamics.
  • Limited non-pharmacological interventions exist to actively reduce motion sickness susceptibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and evaluate a novel visuospatial training tool.
  • To investigate the impact of visuospatial training on motion sickness severity.
  • To explore the potential of visuospatial enhancement as a countermeasure for motion sickness.

Main Methods:

  • A 14-day visuospatial training program involving daily pen-and-paper tasks.
  • Assessment of visuospatial skills and motion sickness in 42 participants (20 simulator, 22 on-road).
  • Pre- and post-training measurements of visuospatial ability and motion sickness incidence/severity.

Main Results:

  • Visuospatial skills improved by an average of 40% after the training period.
  • Motion sickness reduced by 51% in the driving simulator and 58% in on-road trials.
  • Participant dropout rates due to motion sickness decreased by 60% in the simulator trials.

Conclusions:

  • Visuospatial training is an effective method for reducing motion sickness.
  • This training offers a promising non-pharmacological intervention for motion sickness.
  • Findings have significant implications for future vehicle design, especially autonomous vehicles, and motion sickness research.