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Myocontrol in aging.

Eric J Fimbel1, Martin Arguin

  • 1Fatronik Foundation Research Center, Laboratoire Cognition et Facteurs humains EA 497, Institut de Cognitique, Bordeaux, France. efimbel@fatronik.ca

Plos One
|November 22, 2007
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Age significantly impacts myoelectric control (myocontrol) for assistive technologies. While elderly individuals showed similar performance patterns to younger ones, their myocontrol was more fragile and degraded with increased task difficulty.

Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Rehabilitation Technology
  • Human Factors Engineering

Background:

  • Myoelectric signals (EMG) are crucial for assistive technologies like prostheses and computer control.
  • Previous studies on myocontrol focused on young individuals, necessitating research on age-related effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of aging on myoelectric amplitude control (myocontrol).
  • To replicate a previous study with elderly participants to compare performance with younger individuals.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed pointing tasks using myoelectric amplitude control in two modalities: sustained and impulsion.
  • Surface electrodes captured myoelectric amplitude, and performance was analyzed against Fitts' law predictions.

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Main Results:

  • A significant decrease in myocontrol performance was observed with increasing age.
  • The 'impulsion' modality showed high failure rates and lacked predicted speed-accuracy trade-offs.
  • The 'sustained' modality's reach phase followed Fitts' law, but with a steeper slope for older adults, indicating increased difficulty.

Conclusions:

  • Both young and aged participants adapt their motor strategies based on task demands and anticipated control states.
  • Myocontrol in the elderly is more susceptible to task difficulty, though some individuals demonstrate high performance, aligning with 'good aging' concepts.