The Effect of Aging on Adaptive Eye-Hand Coordination

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• Personal Author:
  Guan JH ; Wade MG
• Description:
  Perceptual-motor adaptability of older adults (65 and older) was assessed. Participants in two groups (younger, 20-36 years, and older, 67-87 years) pointed 100 times at a straight-ahead visual target while looking through laterally displacing prisms, with the hand visible early in the pointing movement. Aftereffect tests were administered after adaptation. Each group was then split into decay and readaptation subgroups in which respective treatments were given twice. After each treatment, aftereffect tests were readministered. Eye-hand total shift was significantly smaller for older participants, proprinceptive shift was not statistically smaller for older participants, and visual shift did not appear. Readaptation produced greater reduction in aftereffects than did decay; this effect was the same for both groups. The main conclusion is that perceptual-motor adaptability declines with advancing age. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Aging Coping Skills Mental Health Musculoskeletal System Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Age-factors Age-groups Coping-behavior Muscle-function Perceptual-disorders Performance-capability Peripheral-motor-system Statistical-analysis
• ISSN:
  1079-5014
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  55
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032610
• Citation:
  J Geront, Ser B Psychol Sci Soc Sci 2000 May; 55(3):151-P162
• Contact Point Address:
  Jinhua Guan, Division of Safety Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, MS P119, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888
• Email:
  jguan@cde.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:affd6e228ce449a4d9cf0d45e50643b649999d35de53c240cbd867a5ff3d84412036c84f5fc47039b25646a88cd15466dc106b13157b4c9c1c03e477fd96b35a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186521/cdc_186521_DS1.pdf
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