Vagal Recovery From Cognitive Challenge Moderates Age-Related Deficits in Executive Functioning
| Autor: | Patricia A. Tun, Matthew M. Burg, Olga V. Crowley, David Kimhy, Teresa E. Seeman, Carol D. Ryff, Paula S. McKinley, Richard P. Sloan, Joseph E. Schwartz, Margie E. Lachman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Cognitive aging Gerontology Aging Health (social science) Audiology Cohort Studies Executive Function 0302 clinical medicine 80 and over Heart rate variability Executive functions (Neuropsychology) Aged 80 and over Rehabilitation digestive oral and skin physiology 05 social sciences Vagus Nerve Cognition Middle Aged cardiac vagal control Female Cognitive Sciences Psychology Mental healing Cohort study Adult medicine.medical_specialty Social Psychology Clinical Sciences vagal recovery from cognitive challenges Article 050105 experimental psychology 03 medical and health sciences Clinical Research Age related medicine Humans Cognitive Dysfunction 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Aged cognitive aging FOS: Clinical medicine Neurosciences Vagus nerve Older people Geriatrics and Gerontology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Research on aging, vol 38, iss 4 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7573 0164-0275 |
| Popis: | Decline in executive functioning (EF) is a hallmark of cognitive aging. We have previously reported that faster vagal recovery from cognitive challenge is associated with better EF. This study examined the association between vagal recovery from cognitive challenge and age-related differences in EF among 817 participants in the Midlife in the U.S. study (aged 35–86). Cardiac vagal control was measured as high-frequency heart rate variability. Vagal recovery moderated the association between age and EF (β = .811, p = .004). Secondary analyses revealed that older participants (aged 65–86) with faster vagal recovery had superior EF compared to their peers who had slower vagal recovery. In contrast, among younger (aged 35–54) and middle-aged (aged 55–64) participants, vagal recovery was not associated with EF. We conclude that faster vagal recovery from cognitive challenge is associated with reduced deficits in EF among older, but not younger individuals. |
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