[en] Deficits in inhibitory abilities are frequently observed in normal aging and Alzheimer disease (AD). However, few studies have explored the generality of these deficits in a single group of participants. A battery of tasks assessing perceptual and motor inhibitory functioning was administered to young and older healthy participants (Study 1), as well as to mild Alzheimer patients (Study 2). Results did not agree with a selective impairment of motor or perceptual inhibition in either AD or normal aging but rather suggest that a decrease in cognitive resources available in working memory could explain inhibitory performance both in normal aging and AD.
Research center :
GIGA CRC (Cyclotron Research Center) In vivo Imaging-Aging & Memory - ULiège Centre de Neurosciences Cognitives et Comportementales - ULiège
Disciplines :
Neurosciences & behavior
Author, co-author :
Stawarczyk, David ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Psychopathologie cognitive
Grandjean, Julien ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Neuropsychologie
Salmon, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neuroimagerie des troubles de la mémoire et révalid. cogn.
Collette, Fabienne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Psychologie : cognition et comportement > Neuropsychologie
Language :
English
Title :
Perceptual and motor abilities in normal aging and Alzheimer’s disease: a preliminary study
Publication date :
2012
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
ISSN :
0167-4943
eISSN :
1872-6976
Publisher :
Elsevier Science
Volume :
54
Pages :
e152-e161
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]
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