Age-Related Changes in Hemispherical Specialization for Attentional Networks

• DOI: 10.3390/brainsci11091115
• Publication Date: 2021-08-25T02:12:22Z
• Authors: Maria Casagrande; Francesca Agostini; Francesca Favieri; Giuseppe Forte; Jasmine Giovannoli; Angela Guarino; Andrea Marotta; Fabrizio Doricchi; Diana Martella
• Keywords: Slowness; Attentional control; Attention network; Cognitive Decline

Many cognitive functions face a decline in the healthy elderly. Within domains, both attentional processes and executive are impaired with aging. Attention includes three networks, i.e., alerting, orienting, control, showing hemispheric lateralized pattern adults. This could play role modulating efficiency of networks. For these reasons, it be relevant to analyze age-related change specialization study aims clarify this aspect version Attentional Network Test for Interaction (ANTI)-Fruit. One hundred seventy-one participants took part study. They were divided age groups: youth (N = 57; range: 20–30); adults range 31–64), elderly/older people 65–87). The results confirmed previous outcomes on interactions among Moreover, an generalized slowness was evidenced. These findings also support hypothesis asymmetry reduction