Age‐related decline in divided‐attention: From theoretical lab research to practical real‐life situations

S Fraser, L Bherer - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The purpose of this advanced review is to provide readers with an up‐to‐date synopsis of
age‐related changes in divided‐attention abilities. An interdisciplinary approach is taken …

Mild cognitive impairment affects motor control and skill learning

Q Wu, JSY Chan, JH Yan - Reviews in the Neurosciences, 2016 - degruyter.com
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a transitional phase between normal cognitive aging and
dementia. As the world population is aging rapidly, more MCI patients will be identified …

Variation in dual-task performance reveals late initiation of speech planning in turn-taking

MJ Sjerps, AS Meyer - Cognition, 2015 - Elsevier
The smooth transitions between turns in natural conversation suggest that speakers often
begin to plan their utterances while listening to their interlocutor. The presented study …

[HTML][HTML] Tennis expertise reduces costs in cognition but not in motor skills in a cognitive-motor dual-task condition

G Amico, S Schaefer - Acta Psychologica, 2022 - Elsevier
Dual-process theories predict performance reductions under dual-task situations (=
situations where two tasks have to be processed and executed simultaneously), because …

Motor variability during sustained contractions increases with cognitive demand in older adults

ML Vanden Noven, HM Pereira, T Yoon… - Frontiers in aging …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
To expose cortical involvement in age-related changes in motor performance, we compared
steadiness (force fluctuations) and fatigability of submaximal isometric contractions with the …

Cognitive load affects speech motor performance differently in older and younger adults

MK MacPherson - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the impact of cognitive load imposed by a
speech production task on the speech motor performance of healthy older and younger …

Dual task measures in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: response to simultaneous cognitive-exercise training and minimal clinically important …

IC Chen, IC Chuang, KC Chang, CH Chang, CY Wu - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Responsiveness and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) are critical
indices to understand whether observed improvement represents a meaningful …

Age differences in the subcomponents of executive functioning

T Maldonado, JM Orr, JRM Goen… - The Journals of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Across the life span, deficits in executive functioning (EF) are associated with
poor behavioral control and failure to achieve goals. Though EF is often discussed as one …

Relative cortico-subcortical shift in brain activity but preserved training-induced neural modulation in older adults during bimanual motor learning

TS Monteiro, IAM Beets, MP Boisgontier, J Gooijers… - Neurobiology of …, 2017 - Elsevier
To study age-related differences in neural activation during motor learning, functional
magnetic resonance imaging scans were acquired from 25 young (mean 21.5-year old) and …

The relationship between executive function and fine motor control in young and older adults

EJ Corti, AR Johnson, H Riddle, N Gasson… - Human movement …, 2017 - Elsevier
The present study examined the relationship between executive function (EF) and fine motor
control in young and older healthy adults. Participants completed 3 measures of executive …