Age-related multisensory integration elicited by peripherally presented audiovisual stimuli. 2012

Jinglong Wu, and Weiping Yang, and Yulin Gao, and Takahiro Kimura
The Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan. wu@mech.okayama-u.ac.jp

Although age-related multisensory integration has been investigated previously, the effects of aging on multisensory integration elicited by peripherally presented audiovisual (AV) stimuli remain unclear. In this study, visual, auditory, and AV stimuli were randomly presented to the left or the right of the central fixation point; during this time, participants (young and old adults) were asked to respond promptly to target stimuli. Using a race model to analyze the response times, our results showed that the AV behavioral facilitation of young participants was significant (P<0.05), with response times ranging from 240 to 450 ms and peaking at 360 ms (14%). However, the AV behavioral facilitation of elderly participants was delayed and showed an extensive range, with response times ranging from 260 to 540 ms and with a lower peak (12.6%) and delay time (390 ms). We found that the time window of AV behavioral facilitation in elderly participants was longer but more delayed than that in the young participants when the AV stimuli were presented peripherally. This finding also further confirmed that peripheral resolution decreased with age.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010775 Photic Stimulation Investigative technique commonly used during ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY in which a series of bright light flashes or visual patterns are used to elicit brain activity. Stimulation, Photic,Visual Stimulation,Photic Stimulations,Stimulation, Visual,Stimulations, Photic,Stimulations, Visual,Visual Stimulations
D011930 Reaction Time The time from the onset of a stimulus until a response is observed. Response Latency,Response Speed,Response Time,Latency, Response,Reaction Times,Response Latencies,Response Times,Speed, Response,Speeds, Response
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000161 Acoustic Stimulation Use of sound to elicit a response in the nervous system. Auditory Stimulation,Stimulation, Acoustic,Stimulation, Auditory
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging

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