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Vision Science
Neuroscience
Gerontology

Background:

Aging significantly impacts visual functions.
Understanding age-related changes in visual temporal processing is crucial for maintaining quality of life.

Purpose of the Study:

To quantitatively investigate the temporal characteristics of visual processing in aging.
To compare visual temporal processing between younger and older adults.

Main Methods:

Contrast thresholds were measured in younger and older observers using an orientation discrimination task with varying white noise masks.
An elaborated perceptual template model (ePTM) was fitted to participant data.
Stimulus onset asynchronies ranged from 16.7 ms to ∞.

Main Results:

Older adults showed significantly elevated contrast thresholds with masks compared to younger adults.
The elaborated perceptual template model revealed lower template gains in older observers.
Older observers demonstrated a flatter temporal processing window.

Conclusions:

Age-related deficits in visual temporal processing were identified in older adults.
These deficits are attributed to an inferior temporal processing window in the aging visual system.
The findings highlight the impact of aging on the dynamic aspects of visual perception.