Abstract

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.

中文翻译：

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运动中的认知：健康老龄化的完整行动控制证据

摘要

目标

健康老龄化与运动功能受损有关。这种功能不仅限于动作的物理执行，还涉及允许以目标为导向的行为的认知过程。本研究检查了衰老是否影响控制运动功能的认知组件中的 2 个，即行动计划和行动适应，以及年龄影响是否与各个组件相关。

方法

一组 103 名年龄在 18-82 岁之间的参与者执行了 2 项之前分别与行动计划和适应相关的任务。

结果

尽管观察到衰老与较慢和不太准确的反应有关，但贝叶斯模型显示的证据表明，年龄较大与较差的行动计划和冲突适应无关。

讨论

这些发现挑战了健康老龄化与运动功能普遍缺陷有关的观点，并表明运动控制的某些认知方面可能相对较少。