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目的:本研究分析年轻和正常老化的老年人在地图学习中与年龄有关的个体视觉空间因素的差异,指出空间学习的哪些方面容易老化。 方法:40名青年,40名年轻人和40名老年人进行一系列的视觉空间工作记忆(VSWM)和视空间(旋转)能力评估,然后研究地图。为了测试他们的记忆能力,他们以自由绘制的方式图形化地复制了地图,然后执行了一个示意图任务(其中涉及在地图的空白布局上放置一个地标列表)和一个指示任务(采用对齐和对准的虚拟位置)。 结果:结果显示,与年龄有关的差异取决于所执行的回忆任务的类型:在指点和徒手绘图任务中,青年和老年人表现比年轻人差;但在素描图任务中,年轻人和年轻人的表现只有老年人的表现差于其他两个年龄段。关于个体因素的作用,VSWM和旋转能力被发现强烈地涉及指向任务(特别是对抗指向)和徒手绘图任务。 结论:总的来说,这些结果表明,与空间(地图)学习相关的不同因素解释了年龄相关的正常老化差异。目前的结果是对于在正常和病理性老化,以及为临床评估和干预的目的进行了讨论。
关键词: 地图学习,指点任务,地图绘制,年轻人,老年人,视觉空间能力,战略。
Current Alzheimer Research
Title:Map Learning in Normal Aging: The Role of Individual Visuo-Spatial Abilities and Implications
Volume: 15 Issue: 3
关键词: 地图学习,指点任务,地图绘制,年轻人,老年人,视觉空间能力,战略。
摘要: Objective: The present study analyzes the age-related differences in map learning between young and normally-aging young-old and old-old adults in relation to individual visuo-spatial factors to specify which aspects of spatial learning are susceptible to aging.
Methods: Forty young, 40 young-old and 40 old-old participants performed a series of tasks to assess their visuo-spatial working memory (VSWM) and visuo-spatial (rotation) abilities, then they studied a map. To test their recall, they graphically reproduced the map in a freehand drawing, then performed a sketch map task (which involved placing a list of landmarks on a blank layout of the map) and a pointing task (adopting aligned and counter-aligned imaginary positions).
Results: The results showed that age-related differences depend on the type of recall task performed: in the pointing and freehand map-drawing tasks, the young-old and old-old performed worse than the young adults; but in the sketch map task, the young-old performed as well as the young adults and only the old-old’s performance was worse than that of the other two age groups. Concerning the role of individual factors, VSWM and rotation abilities were found strongly involved in the pointing task (especially for counter-aligned pointing) and the freehand map-drawing task.
Conclusion: Overall, these results suggest that different factors related to spatial (map) learning explain age-related differences in normal aging. The implications of the present results in normal and pathological aging, and for the purposes of clinical assessments and interventions, are discussed.
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Map Learning in Normal Aging: The Role of Individual Visuo-Spatial Abilities and Implications, Current Alzheimer Research 2018; 15 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1567205014666171030113515
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