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Age-related changes in saccade behavior.

Hatice Eraslan Boz1,2, Işıl Yağmur Tüfekci3, Koray Koçoğlu3

  • 1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Izmir Democracy University, Gursel Aksel Boulevard, 14, Karabaglar, Izmir, 35140, Turkey. hatice.eraslanboz@idu.edu.tr.

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Saccade metrics like prosaccade and antisaccade latency increase with age. Antisaccade accuracy, a measure of inhibitory control, declines significantly in older adults, indicating greater age-related oculomotor changes.

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AgingAntisaccadeCognitive functionEye movementsProsaccadeSaccades

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Area of Science:

  • Oculomotor control
  • Neuroscience
  • Human aging research

Background:

  • Age significantly impacts cognitive functions, including eye movement control.
  • Previous research suggests age-related changes in saccade properties.
  • Understanding these changes is crucial for assessing cognitive health across the lifespan.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related variations in prosaccade and antisaccade metrics.
  • To determine if saccade properties differ across young, middle-aged, and older adult groups.
  • To quantify the association between age and saccade latency.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of saccade performance in three age groups: young, middle-aged, and older adults.
  • Utilized prosaccade and antisaccade tasks to measure eye movement responses.
  • Employed regression analyses to assess the relationship between age and saccade latencies.

Main Results:

  • Both prosaccade and antisaccade latencies were significantly prolonged in middle-aged and older adults compared to young adults.
  • The rate of correct antisaccades decreased with age, being lowest in older adults.
  • Regression models indicated a linear increase in prosaccade latency (>1 ms/year) and antisaccade latency (>2 ms/year) with age.

Conclusions:

  • A linear relationship exists between advancing age and increased saccade latency throughout adulthood.
  • Antisaccade measures, especially correct antisaccade rates, are more sensitive indicators of age-related declines in oculomotor and inhibitory control than prosaccade measures.