Dual Task Effects on Visual Attention Capacity in Normal Aging

Dual Task Effects on Visual Attention Capacity in Normal Aging

Older adults show higher dual task performance decrements than younger adults. While this is assumed to be related to attentional capacity reductions, the precise affected functions are not specified. Such specification is, however, possible based on the “theory of visual attention” (TVA) which allo...

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Main Authors: Erika C. S. Künstler, Melanie D. Penning, Natan Napiórkowski, Carsten M. Klingner, Otto W. Witte, Hermann J. Müller, Peter Bublak, Kathrin Finke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
visual attention
healthy aging
dual-tasking
theory of visual attention
multi-tasking
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01564/full

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