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Aging effects on the metabolic and cognitive energy cost of interlimb coordination

Sparrow, William A., Parker, Suzanne, Lay, Brendan and Wengier, Michael 2005, Aging effects on the metabolic and cognitive energy cost of interlimb coordination, Journals of gerontology. series A, biological sciences and medical sciences, vol. 60, no. 3, pp. 312-319.

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Title Aging effects on the metabolic and cognitive energy cost of interlimb coordination
Author(s) Sparrow, William A.
Parker, Suzanne
Lay, Brendan
Wengier, Michael
Journal name Journals of gerontology. series A, biological sciences and medical sciences
Volume number 60
Issue number 3
Start page 312
End page 319
Publisher Gerontological Society of America
Place of publication Washington, D.C.
Publication date 2005-03
ISSN 1079-5006
Summary Many everyday motor tasks have high metabolic energy demands, and some require extended practice to learn the required coordination between limbs. Eight older (73.1 6 4.4 years) and 8 younger (23.3 6 5.9) men practiced a  high-energy two-hand coordination task with both 1808 and 908 target  relative phase. The older group showed greater performance error in both conditions, and performance at 908 was strongly attracted to antiphase coordination (1808). In a retention test one week following the acquisition trials, the older group had learned the 1808 condition but did not learn the 908 condition. Metabolic energy cost was not different between groups, but the older men showed higher heart rate and both conditions imposed  greater cognitive demands as revealed in auditory probe reaction time. Older adults’ motor learning may be inhibited by elevated heart rate at the same  oxygen cost, increased cognitive cost, and an attraction toward more  established low-energy in-phase or antiphase coordination.
Language eng
Field of Research 110308 Geriatrics and Gerontology
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2005, Gerontological Society of America
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30003403

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
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