Cognition and action: a latent variable approach to study contributions of executive functions to motor control in older adults
Caroline Seer, Justina Sidlauskaite, Florian Lange, Geraldine Rodríguez‐Nieto, Stephan P. Swinnen
Abstract
= 26 young adults served as a control group to verify age-related performance differences. In older adults, structural equation models revealed that performance on the most challenging condition of the complex motor task was best predicted by the updating factor and by general executive functioning performance. These data suggest a central role for working memory updating in complex motor performance and contribute to our understanding of how individual differences in executive functioning relate to movement control in older adults.
Topics & Concepts
Executive functionsStructural equation modelingPsychologyWorking memoryCognitionCognitive psychologyMotor controlTask (project management)NeuropsychologyDevelopmental psychologyLatent variableControl (management)NeuroscienceComputer scienceArtificial intelligenceManagementEconomicsMachine learningNeural and Behavioral Psychology StudiesMotor Control and AdaptationEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces