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  • Gerontology

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  • Cognitive challenges can impair neuromuscular fatigue in younger adults.
  • The impact of cognitive challenges on neuromuscular fatigue in older adults is not well understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how cognitive fatigue and concurrent cognitive demands affect handgrip neuromuscular fatigue in older adults compared to younger adults.
  • To explore age-related differences in neuromuscular fatigue under various cognitive load conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Ten younger and ten older females participated in three conditions: control, prior cognitive fatigue, and concurrent mental arithmetic during exercise.
  • Participants performed intermittent handgrip contractions at 30% maximum voluntary contraction until exhaustion.
  • Measurements included endurance time, strength loss, force steadiness, muscle activity, cardiovascular responses, and subjective fatigue and demand ratings.

Main Results:

  • Older adults showed significantly reduced handgrip endurance (~35%) compared to younger adults only during the concurrent cognitive demand condition.
  • Concurrent cognitive demand also led to decreased force steadiness in older adults.
  • No age-related differences in endurance were observed during the control or prior cognitive fatigue conditions.

Conclusions:

  • The interplay between cognitive challenges and neuromuscular fatigue is age-dependent.
  • The type of cognitive challenge (concurrent vs. prior) and the exercise modality significantly modulate these age-related effects.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering cognitive load in assessing neuromuscular function in aging populations.