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Edited By
A.-M. Ferrandez, Université de la Méditerannée, Marseille, France
N. Teasdale, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
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Advances in Psychology, 114
Description
Recently, studies on aging processes and age-related changes in behavior have been expanding considerably, probably due to the dramatic
changes observed in the demographics. This increase in the overall age and proportion of elderly people has heightened the severity of
problems associated with the safety and well-being of elderly persons in everyday life. Many researchers working on motor control have
thus focused more intensely on the effects of age on motor control. This new avenue of research has led to programs for alleviating or
delaying the specific sensory-motor limitations encountered by the elderly (e.g. falls) in an attempt to make the elderly more autonomous.
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aggregation of studies from different perspectives is often fascinating, especially when the same field can serve as a common ground
between researchers. Nearly all contributors to this book work on sensory-motor aging; they represent a large range of affiliations and
backgrounds including psychology, neurobiology, cognitive sciences, kinesiology, neuropsychology, neuropharmacology, motor performance,
physical therapy, exercise science, and human development. Addressing age-related behavioral changes can also furnish some crucial reflections
in the debate about motor coordination: aging is the product of both maturational and environmental processes, and studies on aging must
determine how the intricate interrelationships between these processes evolve. The study of aging makes it possible to determine how
compensatory mechanisms, operating on different subsystems and each aging at its own rate, compensate for biological degenerations and
changing external demands. This volume will contribute to demonstrating that the study of the aging process raises important theoretical
questions.
Contents
Age-related slowing in movement parameterization studies: Not what you think (P.C. Amrhein). Control of simple arm movements in the elderly
(S.H. Brown). Slowness, variability, and modulations of gait in healthy elderly (A.-M. Ferrandez, M. Durup, F. Farioli). Aging and coordination
from the dynamic pattern perspective (L.S. Greene, H.G. Williams). Posture control and muscle proprioception in the elderly (L. Hay).
Posture and gait in healthy elderly individuals and survivors of stroke (K.M. Hill, A.A. Vandervoort). Tests in rodents for assessing
sensorimotor performance during aging (B. Jänicke, H. Coper). Attentional demands for walking: Age-related changes (Y. Lajoie, N.
Teasdale, C. Bard, M. Fleury). Visual control of obstacle avoidance during locomotion: Strategies in young children, young and older
adults (A.E. Patla, S.D. Prentice, L.T. Gobbi). Constraints on prehension: A framework for studying the effects of aging (E.A. Roy, P.L.
Weir, J.L. Leavitt). Age, perceived health, and specific and nonspecific measures of processing speed (T.A. Salthouse, J.L. Earles).
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ISBN-13: 978-0-444-82101-0
ISBN-10: 0-444-82101-5
Imprint: NORTH-HOLLAND
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