Journal Article

DZNE-2021-00773

http://join2-wiki.gsi.de/foswiki/pub/Main/Artwork/join2_logo100x88.png Temporal context effects are associated with cognitive status in advanced age.

Maaß, S. C. (First author)DZNE* ; Wolbers, T.DZNE* ; van Rijn, H. ; Riemer, M. (Last author)DZNE*

2022
Springer Heidelberg

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1007/s00426-021-01502-9

Abstract: The perception of temporal intervals changes during the life-span, and especially older adults demonstrate specific impairments of timing abilities. Recently, we demonstrated that timing performance and cognitive status are correlated in older adults, suggesting that timing tasks can serve as a behavioral marker for the development of dementia. Easy-to-administer and retest-capable timing tasks therefore have potential as diagnostic tools for tracking cognitive decline. However, before being tested in a clinical cohort study, a further validation and specification of the original findings is warranted. Here we introduce several modifications of the original task and investigated the effects of temporal context on time perception in older adults (> 65 years) with low versus high scores in the Montreal Cognitive Assessment survey (MoCA) and a test of memory functioning. In line with our previous work, we found that temporal context effects were more pronounced with increasing memory deficits, but also that these effects are stronger for realistic compared to abstract visual stimuli. Furthermore, we show that two distinct temporal contexts influence timing behavior in separate experimental blocks, as well as in a mixed block in which both contexts are presented together. These results replicate and extend our previous findings. They demonstrate the stability of the effect for different stimulus material and show that timing tasks can reveal valuable information about the cognitive status of older adults. In the future, these findings could serve as a basis for the development of a diagnostic tool for pathological cognitive decline at an early, pre-clinical stage.

Keyword(s): Aged (MeSH) ; Cognition (MeSH) ; Cognitive Dysfunction: diagnosis (MeSH) ; Cognitive Dysfunction: psychology (MeSH) ; Cohort Studies (MeSH) ; Humans (MeSH) ; Memory Disorders (MeSH) ; Neuropsychological Tests (MeSH) ; Time Perception (MeSH)

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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Aging & Cognition (AG Wolbers)

Research Program(s):

1. 353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353) (POF4-353)

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