Age-group differences in inhibiting an oculomotor response

Lawrence R. Gottlob; Mark T. Fillmore; Ben D. Abroms

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Age-group differences in inhibiting an oculomotor response

Lawrence R. Gottlob, Mark T. Fillmore, Ben D. Abroms

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Age-group differences were examined in the delayed oculomotor response task, which requires that observers delay the execution of a saccade (eye movement) toward an abrupt-onset visual cue. This task differs from antisaccade and attentional capture in that inhibition causes saccades to be postponed, not redirected. Older adults executed more premature saccades than young adults, but there were no age-group differences in latency or accuracy of saccades executed at the proper time. The results suggest that older adults are less capable of inhibiting a prepotent saccadic response, but that other aspects of visual working memory related to the task are preserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	586-593
Number of pages	8
Journal	Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition
Volume	14
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/13825580600878752
State	Published - Nov 2007

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Funding Information:
This research was supported by National Institute on Aging grant RO1 AG20860. The authors are grateful for the helpful comments of Robert Lorch.

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This research was supported by National Institute on Aging grant RO1 AG20860. The authors are grateful for the helpful comments of Robert Lorch.

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National Institute on Aging	R01AG020860

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