Francino G, Álvarez J, Pastén-Hidalgo W, Moreno-Reyes P, Jiménez S, Herrera N, Moraga D. [Effects of postural control upon anti-saccade error rate in older people].
Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol 2023;
58:101405. [PMID:
37666070 DOI:
10.1016/j.regg.2023.101405]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
The anti-saccadic (AS) error-rate is used to diagnose neurological disorders. The natural aging process could generate difficulty in carrying out parallel neural processes of conscious motor inhibition and eye movement. Therefore, if balance control is imposed on an elderly person in biped positions during an AS movement, an increase in the AS error-rate is expected.
OBJECTIVE
To study the effects of postural control on the AS error-rate in older people.
METHODS
An intra and intergroup comparison was made of AS error-rate in an experimental group of older people (PM) and another control group of young people (PJ). For this, blocks of AS and pro-saccadic movements (control) were used randomly in four different postures: (1)sitting (SENT), (2)standing normally (NORMAL), (3)feet together (REDUC), and (4)feet in line (TANDEM).
RESULTS
The PM group, compared to the PJ group, showed a progressive increase in the AS error-rate from the sitting position to all standing positions, with the maximum AS error-rate in more complex vertical postures. In contrast, the PJ group did not present significative variability of this AS error-rate in all positions.
CONCLUSIONS
It is confirmed that the aging process is associated with an increase in the AS error-rate. This study reveals for the first time a significant increase in the AS error-rate when control of body balance is required for PM, implying a decrease in the multiple processing capacity in PM for the execution of complex and parallel tasks.
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