Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health, 2018, Volume 1, Issue 2, p 69-73 | 69 | Neuropsychology and Driving Behaviour: Analysis of a complex correlation ISSN 2585-2795 Sokratis G Papageorgiou et al. DOI 10.26386/obrela.v1i2.49 Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health Special article Neuropsychology and Driving Behaviour: Analysis of a complex correlation Sokratis G Papageorgiou1, Ion N Beratis1, Dimosthenis Pavlou2, Petros Stamatelos1, Stella Fragkiadaki1, Dionysia Kontaxopoulou1, Nikos Andronas1, Alexandra Economou3, Andrew Papanicolaou4, George Yannis 2 1. Cognitive Disorders/Dementia Unit, 2nd Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, «Attikon» University General Hospital, Athens, Greece. 2. Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering, School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou, Athens, Greece. 3. Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Ilissia, Athens, Greece. 4. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA Abstract Driving is a multimodal task that requires the integrity of executive functions in order to process simultaneously multiple environmental cues, to predict the development of trafc situations, as well as to take rapid, accurate and safe decisions. Memory plays an important role, among others, on route planning and trafc signs recognition. In addition, visuospatial skills are crucial for vehicle’s road positioning along with the estimation of distances between vehicles, while attention is necessary for the accurate perception of on-road changes. The role of Neuropsychology is of critical importance for evaluating driving ability in the elderly, especially in the case of drivers with cognitive disorders, such as Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer’s Dementia. Regarding the driving competence of drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment, in the majority of cases they are considered capable of driving. Although Alzheimer’s Dementia has a well-recognized and – described negative efect on driving performance, there is a subgroup of mild Alzheimer’s Dementia patients who retain satisfactory driving skills. Neuropsychological assessment needs to be harmonized across diferent teams and countries, in order to provide a common and reliable tool in the holistic approach of cognitive impaired drivers. Corresponding Author: : Sokratis G Papageorgiou, Cognitive Disorders/Dementia Unit, 2nd Department of Neurology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, «Attikon» University General Hospital, Athens , Greece, sokpapa@med.uoa.gr Received: March 21, 2018, Accepted: April 5, 2018