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@ARTICLE{Hartmeyer:139404,
      author       = {Hartmeyer, Steffen and Grzeschik, Ramona and Wolbers,
                      Thomas and Wiener, Jan M},
      title        = {{T}he {E}ffects of {A}ttentional {E}ngagement on {R}oute
                      {L}earning {P}erformance in a {V}irtual {E}nvironment: {A}n
                      {A}ging {S}tudy.},
      journal      = {Frontiers in aging neuroscience},
      volume       = {9},
      issn         = {1663-4365},
      address      = {Lausanne},
      publisher    = {Frontiers Research Foundation},
      reportid     = {DZNE-2020-05726},
      pages        = {235},
      year         = {2017},
      abstract     = {Route learning is a common navigation task affected by
                      cognitive aging. Here we present a novel experimental
                      paradigm to investigate whether age-related declines in
                      executive control of attention contributes to route learning
                      deficits. A young and an older participant group was
                      repeatedly presented with a route through a virtual maze
                      comprised of 12 decision points (DP) and non-decision points
                      (non-DP). To investigate attentional engagement with the
                      route learning task, participants had to respond to auditory
                      probes at both DP and non-DP. Route knowledge was assessed
                      by showing participants screenshots or landmarks from DPs
                      and non-DPs and asking them to indicate the movement
                      direction required to continue the route. Results
                      demonstrate better performance for DPs than for non-DPs and
                      slower responses to auditory probes at DPs compared to
                      non-DPs. As expected we found slower route learning and
                      slower responses to the auditory probes in the older
                      participant group. Interestingly, differences in response
                      times to the auditory probes between DPs and non-DPs can
                      predict the success of route learning in both age groups and
                      may explain slower knowledge acquisition in the older
                      participant group.},
      cin          = {AG Wolbers},
      ddc          = {610},
      cid          = {I:(DE-2719)1310002},
      pnm          = {344 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF3-344)},
      pid          = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-344},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
      pubmed       = {pmid:28775689},
      pmc          = {pmc:PMC5517407},
      doi          = {10.3389/fnagi.2017.00235},
      url          = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/139404},
}