Woldhek, A.S. (2012) Explicit and implicit learning of a dynamic postural skill in younger and older adults. thesis, Human Movement Sciences.
Full text available on request.Abstract
Postural control, the control of the body's position in space for the purpose of balance orientation, is often impaired in elderly people, as a consequence of general age-related deterioration of sensory and neuromuscular control mechanisms, and decreased executive functioning. Especially in cognitively demanding dual-task situations elderly people often experience reductions in postural control. The aim of the current experiment was to investigate whether implicit motor learning, using less attentional resources than explicit learning, would have a positive effect on learning and retention of a dynamic postural skill in an elderly population. Three different experimental conditions were devised: an implicit learning condition and two explicit learning conditions, one with and one without a concurrent dual-task. Results indicated that both young and older adults are able to learn the movement sequence in all conditions, but few differences between conditions were present. Furthermore, although older adults generally have slower movement times and decreased movement accuracy, no differences in learning rate between age groups were found. These results were not in accordance with the hypothesis that older adults would show impaired explicit learning but relatively intact implicit learning, compared to younger adults.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Thesis) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Caljouw, S.R. and Lamoth, C.J.C. and Department of Human Movement Sciences, University of Groning |
| Faculty: | Medical Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2020 11:01 |
| Last Modified: | 25 Jun 2020 11:01 |
| URI: | https://umcg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2128 |
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