Age-Related Changes in Hemispherical Specialization for Attentional Networks
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Casagrande, María; Agostini, Francesca; Favieri, Francesca; Forte, Giuseppe; Giovannoli, Jasmine; Guarino, Angela; Marotta, Andrea; Doricchi, Fabrizio; Martella, DianaEditorial
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Attention Attentional networks Alerting Orienting Executive control Aging Lateralization
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2021Referencia bibliográfica
Casagrande, M.; Agostini, F.; Favieri, F.; Forte, G.; Giovannoli, J.; Guarino, A.; Marotta, A.; Doricchi, F.; Martella, D. Age-Related Changes in Hemispherical Specialization for Attentional Networks. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 1115. https://doi.org/10.3390/ brainsci11091115
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FONDECYT 1181472 of the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research of ChileResumen
Many cognitive functions face a decline in the healthy elderly. Within the cognitive domains,
both attentional processes and executive functions are impaired with aging. Attention includes three
attentional networks, i.e., alerting, orienting, and executive control, showing a hemispheric lateralized
pattern in adults. This lateralized pattern could play a role in modulating the efficiency of attentional
networks. For these reasons, it could be relevant to analyze the age-related change of the hemispheric
specialization of attentional networks. This study aims to clarify this aspect with a lateralized version
of the Attentional Network Test for Interaction (ANTI)-Fruit. One hundred seventy-one participants
took part in this study. They were divided in three age groups: youth (N = 57; range: 20–30); adults
(N = 57; range 31–64), and elderly/older people (N = 57; range: 65–87). The results confirmed the
previous outcomes on the efficiency and interactions among attentional networks. Moreover, an
age-related generalized slowness was evidenced. These findings also support the hypothesis of a
hemispheric asymmetry reduction in elderly/older adults.