Depression and Cognitive Control Data from 39 Subjects via Driving Task

39 subjects with minimal to severe depression symptoms performed a computer-simulated driving task using a joystick. The study recorded continuous joystick actions to measure approach and avoidance tendencies in relation to cognitive control. Data was collected by He Huang and published in 2020.

Use Cases

• Analyze continuous joystick action data to model the relationship between depression severity and stopping distance to a target.
• Compare the magnitude of late deceleration (avoidance) and early acceleration (approach) actions across subjects in the stop-sign condition.
• Investigate how depression symptoms correlate with avoidance motivation metrics derived from the virtual driving task performance.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled experimental paradigm using a novel computer-simulated driving task.
• Includes 39 human subjects with a quantified range of depression symptoms from minimal to severe.
• Recorded continuous time-series data of subject actions, allowing for fine-grained behavioral analysis.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 39 subjects limits statistical power and generalizability of findings.
• Data is limited to a specific, controlled laboratory task, which may not fully reflect real-world behavior.
• No column-level metadata or sample data is provided, making initial data exploration more difficult.

Provenance

Source

Dryad digital repository.

Collection Method

Data collected via a controlled laboratory experiment where subjects used a joystick in a virtual driving task.

Freshness

Last updated in June 2020.