Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults
Aging causes perseveration (difficulty to switch between actions) in motor and cognitive tasks, suggesting that the same neural processes could govern these abilities in older adults. To test this, we evaluated the relation between independently measured motor and cognitive perseveration in young (2...
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| author | Carly J. Sombric Gelsy Torres-Oviedo |
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| description | Aging causes perseveration (difficulty to switch between actions) in motor and cognitive tasks, suggesting that the same neural processes could govern these abilities in older adults. To test this, we evaluated the relation between independently measured motor and cognitive perseveration in young (21.4 ± 3.7 y/o) and older participants (76.5 ± 2.9 y/o). Motor perseveration was measured with a locomotor task in which participants had to transition between distinct walking patterns. Cognitive perseveration was measured with a card matching task in which participants had to switch between distinct matching rules. We found that perseveration in the cognitive and motor domains were positively related in older, but not younger individuals, such that participants exhibiting greater perseveration in the motor task also perseverated more in the cognitive task. Additionally, exposure reduces motor perseveration: older adults who had practiced the motor task could transition between walking patterns as proficiently as naïve, young individuals. Our results suggest an overlap in neural processes governing cognitive and motor perseveration with aging and that exposure can counteract the age-related motor perseveration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f674375894d24dcf994fce7e46344af82022-12-21T23:18:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience1663-43652021-04-011310.3389/fnagi.2021.610359610359Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older AdultsCarly J. SombricGelsy Torres-OviedoAging causes perseveration (difficulty to switch between actions) in motor and cognitive tasks, suggesting that the same neural processes could govern these abilities in older adults. To test this, we evaluated the relation between independently measured motor and cognitive perseveration in young (21.4 ± 3.7 y/o) and older participants (76.5 ± 2.9 y/o). Motor perseveration was measured with a locomotor task in which participants had to transition between distinct walking patterns. Cognitive perseveration was measured with a card matching task in which participants had to switch between distinct matching rules. We found that perseveration in the cognitive and motor domains were positively related in older, but not younger individuals, such that participants exhibiting greater perseveration in the motor task also perseverated more in the cognitive task. Additionally, exposure reduces motor perseveration: older adults who had practiced the motor task could transition between walking patterns as proficiently as naïve, young individuals. Our results suggest an overlap in neural processes governing cognitive and motor perseveration with aging and that exposure can counteract the age-related motor perseveration.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.610359/fullaginglocomotiongeneralizationsplit-belt treadmillset-shiftingmotor adaptation |
| spellingShingle | Carly J. Sombric Gelsy Torres-Oviedo Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience aging locomotion generalization split-belt treadmill set-shifting motor adaptation |
| title | Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults |
| title_full | Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults |
| title_fullStr | Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults |
| title_short | Cognitive and Motor Perseveration Are Associated in Older Adults |
| title_sort | cognitive and motor perseveration are associated in older adults |
| topic | aging locomotion generalization split-belt treadmill set-shifting motor adaptation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnagi.2021.610359/full |
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