Impaired Attentional Disengagement in Older Adults With Useful Field of View Decline

Joshua D COSMAN; Monica N LEES; John D LEE; Matthew RIZZO; Shaun P VECERA

doi:10.1093/geronb/gbr116

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Impaired Attentional Disengagement in Older Adults With Useful Field of View Decline

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Impaired Attentional Disengagement in Older Adults With Useful Field of View Decline

Joshua D COSMAN, Monica N LEES, John D LEE, Matthew RIZZO and Shaun P VECERA

The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.67(4), pp.405-412

2012

DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr116

PMCID: PMC3391071

PMID: 22048613

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Abstract

Objectives: Typical measures of the useful field of view (UFOV) involve many components of attention. The objective of the current research was to examine the attentional operations that might underlie declines in the UFOV. Method and results: We used 2 basic attention tasks to characterize the profile of visual attention in UFOV-impaired and -unimpaired observers. Our results suggested that declines in the UFOV result from a deficit in attentional disengagement, not a decrease in attentional breadth or scope. Discussion: The results suggested that UFOV decline in normal aging can be associated with a specific attentional operation, namely attentional disengagement. These results suggest that the underlying cause of UFOV decline may not be a restriction in the breadth or scope of attention. Because the UFOV is a reliable predictor of driving safety, our results point to attentional components that are critical for the visual behavior of older adults.

Developmental Psychology

Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology

Biological and medical sciences

Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry

Adult. Elderly

Psychology. Psychophysiology

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Title: Subtitle: Impaired Attentional Disengagement in Older Adults With Useful Field of View Decline
Creators: Joshua D COSMAN - Department of Neuroscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
Monica N LEES - Department of Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
John D LEE - Department of Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
Matthew RIZZO - Department of Neuroscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
Shaun P VECERA - Department of Neuroscience, University of Iowa, Iowa City, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences, Vol.67(4), pp.405-412
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Cary, NC
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbr116
PMID: 22048613
PMCID: PMC3391071
ISSN: 1079-5014
eISSN: 1758-5368
Language: English
Date published: 2012
Academic Unit: Neurology; Psychological and Brain Sciences; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984066392102771

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