Detecting age differences in inhibition processes with a test of perceptual and motor inhibition

We asked whether different forms of inhibition are altered differently by aging using a Motor and Perceptual Inhibition Test (MAPIT) based on Nassauer and Halperin ( Nassauer & Halperin, 2003 ). Ninety-eight individuals participating in studies of balance and attention were separated into younge...

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Published inExperimental aging research Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 179 - 197
Main Authors Jennings, J. Richard, Mendelson, David N., Redfern, Mark S., Nebes, Robert D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.2011
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Summary:We asked whether different forms of inhibition are altered differently by aging using a Motor and Perceptual Inhibition Test (MAPIT) based on Nassauer and Halperin ( Nassauer & Halperin, 2003 ). Ninety-eight individuals participating in studies of balance and attention were separated into younger (mean age 25 years) and older participants (mean age 73). Older participants showed less Perceptual and Motor Inhibition than younger participant with moderation of this effect by gender. The two scores were uncorrelated in the young but significantly correlated in the older group. Overall, the MAPIT appeared to yield reliable measures of two aspects of inhibition that demonstrate a differential impact of age.
ISSN:0361-073X
1096-4657
DOI:10.1080/0361073X.2011.554512