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Motor planning in old age: Response time on a manipulative task

Author(s) -

Cássio M. Meira,

Flávio Henrique Bastos

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

brazilian journal of motor behavior

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2446-4902

pISSN - 1980-5586

DOI - 10.20338/bjmb.v4i1.19

Subject(s) - stimulus (psychology) , audiology , choice reaction time , psychology , age groups , auditory stimuli , physical medicine and rehabilitation , cognition , developmental psychology , medicine , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , perception , demography , sociology

In a transversal study with the use of a manipulative motor task, reaction and movement time of “young” (61 to 66 years old) and “older” elderly (67 to 81 years old) were measured. Subjects performed the task with the preferred hand in response to a visual and an auditory stimulus. Results showed that (a) reaction time values were the same for the both age groups; (b) movement time values were higher in older elderly; and (c) on both ages, the nature of the stimulus (visual or auditory) did not affect reaction and movement time. Results were discussed in the light of information processing background.

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