Driving is a very high order function. This means that it requires the integration of many other brain activities - such as judgment, initiative, awareness of the environment, ability to carry out a complex sequence of motor activities - to be performed properly. As a consequence, it is commonly affected in Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease
A neurological disease that affects memory and behaviour. It is characterized by beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. There is no known cause but genetics and lifestyle are thought to play a role., as each of these brain functions becomes impaired.