[HTML][HTML] Variability in retinal neuron populations and associated variations in mass transport systems of the retina in health and aging

MA Zouache - Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Aging is associated with a broad range of visual impairments that can have dramatic
consequences on the quality of life of those impacted. These changes are driven by a …

Taking the sensory approach: how individual differences in sensory perception can influence mate choice

KL Ronald, E Fernández-Juricic, JR Lucas - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
Many male signallers convey information to female receivers in multimodal courtship
displays. While much is known about how males vary in terms of signalling, variation in …

[HTML][HTML] Explicit action switching interferes with the context-specificity of motor memories in older adults

CJ Sombric, HM Harker, PJ Sparto… - Frontiers in aging …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Healthy aging impairs the ability to adapt movements to novel situations and to switch
choices according to the context in cognitive tasks, indicating resistance to changes in motor …

Insufficient oligodendrocyte turnover in optic nerve contributes to age-related axon loss and visual deficits

JJ Zhi, SL Wu, HQ Wu, Q Ran, X Gao… - Journal of …, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
Age-related decline in visual functions is a prevalent health problem among elderly people,
and no effective therapies are available up-to-date. Axon degeneration and myelin loss in …

[HTML][HTML] Cognitive and motor perseveration are associated in older adults

CJ Sombric, G Torres-Oviedo - Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Aging causes perseveration (difficulty to switch between actions) in motor and cognitive
tasks, suggesting that the same neural processes could govern these abilities in older …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in GABAergic markers accompany degradation of neuronal function in the primary visual cortex of senescent rats

Y Ding, Y Zheng, T Liu, T Chen, C Wang, Q Sun… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
Numerous studies have reported age-dependent degradation of neuronal function in the
visual cortex and have attributed this functional decline to weakened intracortical inhibition …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy aging impairs photon absorption efficiency of cones

D Silvestre, A Arleo, R Allard - Investigative ophthalmology & …, 2019 - tvst.arvojournals.org
Purpose: Vision decline with healthy aging is a major public health concern with the
unceasing growth of the aged population. In order to prevent or remedy the age-related …

Designing a Multisensory VR Game Prototype for Older Adults-the Acceptability and Design Implications

X Li, X Ren, X Suzuki, N Yamaji, KW Fung… - Proceedings of the CHI …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Simultaneous declines in visual function (eg, dynamic visual acuity), cognitive ability (eg,
cognitive control/multitasking), and physical function (eg, balance) are major symptoms of …

Dominance of attentional focus: a comparative study on its impact on standing postural control in healthy younger and older adults

S Sawai, S Murata, Y Sakano, S Fujikawa… - Frontiers in Human …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Attentional focus is a phenomenon in which shifting the focus of attention alters
performance of standing postural control. It can be categorized as internal focus (IF), which …

[HTML][HTML] Individual variation in cone photoreceptor density in house sparrows: implications for between-individual differences in visual resolution and chromatic …

AL Ensminger, E Fernández-Juricic - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Between-individual variation has been documented in a wide variety of taxa, especially for
behavioral characteristics; however, intra-population variation in sensory systems has not …