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Inhibition of return using location discrimination in two age groups.

Noriaki Tsuchida1

  • 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Letters, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan. tutida@lt.ritsumei.ac.jp

Perceptual and Motor Skills
|June 25, 2005
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Older adults exhibit a stronger inhibition of return effect, contrary to previous research. This finding suggests that inhibitory functions may strengthen with advanced age.

Area of Science:

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Neuroscience of aging

Background:

  • Inhibition of return (IOR) is a phenomenon where response latency increases for targets appearing in previously attended locations.
  • Previous research indicated IOR remains relatively stable across different age groups.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in inhibition of return using a target-target paradigm.
  • To determine if the IOR effect differs between healthy older adults and younger adults.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of inhibition of return between 12 healthy older adults (mean age 73.0) and a group of younger adults.
  • Utilized a target-target paradigm to measure response latencies in a location discrimination task.

Main Results:

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  • A strong and continuous inhibition of return effect was observed in older adults, exceeding that in younger adults.
  • The findings contrast with prior research suggesting minimal age-related changes in IOR.

    • Conclusions:

    • Inhibition of return may become more pronounced in older age.
    • The inhibitory function related to spatial attention might strengthen, not diminish, with aging.