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¹Center of Applied Technologies in Neuroscience-Basel, Psychiatric University Clinic of Basel, Wilhelm Klein-Strasse 27, 4025 Basel, Switzerland. ram@coat-basel.com

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Area of Science:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Human Aging Research

Background:

Cognitive tasks with conflicting information can lead to performance decline with age.
Conflict processing, often studied using event-related potentials (ERPs), is not fully understood regarding stimulus vs. response origins.
Age-related changes in cognitive control are significant but require further clarification.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate age-related differences in stimulus-related conflict processing.
To differentiate stimulus-based conflict from response-based conflict using a modified Stroop task.
To examine how aging affects the neural processing of conflicting stimuli in a work-relevant context.

Main Methods:

Utilized a modified Stroop task to isolate stimulus-related interference.
Measured event-related potentials (ERPs) and behavioral performance.
Compared young (approx. 30 years) and middle-aged (approx. 50 years) healthy adults (n=80).

Main Results:

A broad negativity in the ERP was observed between 350-650 ms for incongruent stimuli compared to congruent stimuli.
This negativity showed an age-related increase in both latency and amplitude.
Performance data also indicated age-related alterations in conflict processing.

Conclusions:

Middle age is associated with significant alterations in processing conflicting stimuli.
Age-related changes in stimulus conflict processing are detectable even in middle age.
These findings highlight the importance of considering age in cognitive control research, particularly in work-related contexts.