Cognition in Motion: Evidence for Intact Action Control With Healthy Aging

Autor: Ruitenberg, M.F.L., Koppelmans, V., Gutchess Angela
Přispěvatelé: Gutchess Angela
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Social Psychology
Geronb/1
Motor function
Cognition and Cognitive Function
050105 experimental psychology
Motion (physics)
Healthy Aging
Executive Function
03 medical and health sciences
Cognition
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Reaction Time
medicine
Humans
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Adaptation
Healthy aging
AcademicSubjects/SOC02600
Problem Solving
Aged
80 and over
AcademicSubjects/SCI02100
05 social sciences
Action control
Age Factors
Motor control
Bayes Theorem
Physical Functional Performance
Planning
Clinical Psychology
THE JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY: Psychological Sciences
Motor functioning
Action (philosophy)
Motor Skills
Action planning
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
Psychology
Gerontology
Psychomotor Performance
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Zdroj: Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76(2), 252-261. Oxford University Press (OUP)
The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
ISSN: 1758-5368
1079-5014
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa184
Popis: Objectives Healthy aging is associated with impairments in motor functioning. Such functioning is not limited to the physical execution of actions, but also involves cognitive processes that allow for goal-directed behavior. The present study examined whether aging affects 2 of such cognitive components that control motor functioning, namely action planning and action adaptation, and whether age effects are associated across components. Method A group of 103 participants aged 18–82 years performed 2 tasks that have previously been linked to action planning and adaptation, respectively. Results Despite observations that aging was associated with slower and less accurate responses, Bayesian models showed evidence indicating that older age was not associated with poorer action planning and conflict adaptation. Discussion These findings challenge the view that healthy aging is associated with a general deficit in motor functioning and suggest that some cognitive aspects of motor control may be relatively spared.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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