Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Sex differences in acute tolerance to the objective and subjective effects of alcohol.

Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior·2025
Same author

Menstrual cycle phase affects alcohol impairment of working memory.

Alcohol, clinical & experimental research·2025
Same author

Self-underestimation of BAC as a predictor of risky driving in heavy drinkers.

Drug and alcohol dependence·2025
Same author

Attentional bias to alcohol-related cues: effects of menstrual cycle phase and sex differences.

Psychopharmacology·2024
Same author

Effect of menstrual cycle on rewarding properties of alcohol cues in women.

Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors·2023
Same author

Use of mindfulness training to improve BAC self-estimation during a drinking episode.

Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors·2023

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 9, 2026

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes
09:27

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes

Published on: January 19, 2024

Age-group differences in inhibiting an oculomotor response.

Lawrence R Gottlob1, Mark T Fillmore, Ben D Abroms

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0044, USA. gottlob@uky.edu

Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition
|November 27, 2007
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Older adults struggle to inhibit eye movements (saccades) when required, executing more premature responses. However, their accuracy and timing for correctly delayed saccades remain comparable to younger adults.

More Related Videos

A Method to Quantify Visual Information Processing in Children Using Eye Tracking
09:47

A Method to Quantify Visual Information Processing in Children Using Eye Tracking

Published on: July 9, 2016

Eye-tracking to Distinguish Comprehension-based and Oculomotor-based Regressive Eye Movements During Reading
05:54

Eye-tracking to Distinguish Comprehension-based and Oculomotor-based Regressive Eye Movements During Reading

Published on: October 18, 2018

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 9, 2026

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes
09:27

Eye Movements in Visual Duration Perception: Disentangling Stimulus from Time in Predecisional Processes

Published on: January 19, 2024

A Method to Quantify Visual Information Processing in Children Using Eye Tracking
09:47

A Method to Quantify Visual Information Processing in Children Using Eye Tracking

Published on: July 9, 2016

Eye-tracking to Distinguish Comprehension-based and Oculomotor-based Regressive Eye Movements During Reading
05:54

Eye-tracking to Distinguish Comprehension-based and Oculomotor-based Regressive Eye Movements During Reading

Published on: October 18, 2018

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Oculomotor response tasks assess visual processing and executive functions.
  • Aging can impact inhibitory control and motor responses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in the ability to inhibit saccadic eye movements.
  • To examine executive function deficits in older adults using a delayed oculomotor response task.

Main Methods:

  • Participants performed a delayed oculomotor response task requiring saccade postponement.
  • The task involved inhibiting a saccade toward a visual cue.
  • Performance metrics included premature saccades, latency, and accuracy.

Main Results:

  • Older adults made significantly more premature saccades than younger adults.
  • No significant age differences were found in saccade latency or accuracy when executed at the correct time.
  • The findings indicate a specific deficit in inhibitory control for older adults.

Conclusions:

  • Older adults exhibit reduced capacity for inhibiting prepotent saccadic responses.
  • Visual working memory and other task-related cognitive aspects appear preserved in aging.
  • This suggests a targeted decline in inhibitory control rather than global cognitive aging.