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Training effects on dual-task performance: Are there age-related differences in plasticity of attentional control?
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A number of studies have suggested that attentional control skills required to perform 2 tasks concurrently become impaired with age (A. A. Hartley, 1992; J. M. McDowd & R. J. Shaw, 2000). A. A. Hartley (2001) recently observed that the age-related differences in dual-task performance were larger when the 2 tasks required similar motor responses. The present study examined the extent to which age-related deficits in dual-task performance or time sharing--in particular, dual-task performance of 2 discrimination tasks with similar motor requirements--can be moderated by training. The results indicate that, even when the 2 tasks required similar motor responses, both older and younger adults could learn to perform the tasks faster and more accurately. Moreover, the improvement in performance generalized to new task combinations involving new stimuli. Therefore, it appears that training can substantially improve dual-task processing skills in older adults.
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“older adults in the variable-priority training group, as compared to individuals trained with fixed priorities, showed faster rates of acquisition of dual-task performance, higher levels of mastery on the trained dual tasks, higher levels of retention after 2 months, and, most importantly, better transfer to novel dual tasks”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Bherer, L., Kramer, A. F., Peterson, M. S., Colcombe, S., Erickson, K., & Becic, E.
- Affiliations
- Université du Québec à Montréal (CA)
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
- George Mason University (US)
- Venue
- Psychology and Aging
- Published
- 2005-12
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 695-709
- ISSN
- 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1498
- OpenAlex
- W2158487083
- Cited by
- 312
- References
- 46
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 12.06
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (R01AG025032, R01AG25032, AG25667)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
- Keywords
- dual-task performance, attentional control, aging, cognitive training, time-sharing, older adults, discrimination task, transfer of training, cognitive plasticity
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aging, Attention, Brain, Cognition Disorders, Female, Humans, Learning, Male, Neuronal Plasticity, Neuropsychological Tests, Reaction Time
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