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Age does not impact dual-tasking abilities in healthy individuals. This study provides normative data for dual-task performance, crucial for assessing attentional control across the lifespan.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Gerontology

Background:

  • Dual-tasking ability is often impaired in aging and cognitive decline.
  • Normative data for dual-task performance are lacking, hindering clinical assessment.
  • Attentional control is a key cognitive function affected by aging.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish normative data for dual-task performance in healthy adults.
  • To investigate the effect of age on dual-tasking abilities.
  • To introduce a new paper-and-pencil dual-task paradigm for assessing attentional control.

Main Methods:

  • Assessed dual-tasking ability in 436 healthy individuals aged 16-88 years.
  • Utilized a novel paper-and-pencil dual-task paradigm.
  • Collected psychometric data for the assessment.

Main Results:

  • No significant age-related effect on dual-tasking performance was detected.
  • The study provides the first normative data for this dual-task assessment.
  • The new paradigm demonstrated reliable psychometric properties.

Conclusions:

  • Age does not appear to influence dual-tasking abilities in healthy individuals.
  • The developed dual-task paradigm is a valid tool for measuring attentional control.
  • This research provides a valuable resource for clinicians and researchers studying cognitive aging.