Age-related differences in processes organizing goal-directed locomotion towards emotional pictures

Highlights • Age-related differences are analyzed for the organization of an emotionally goal-directed locomotion task. • Subjects were instructed to walk towards a button (intermediate goal) and push it to turn-off an emotional picture (final goal) • While young adults react depending on the valenc...

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Published in:Neuroscience 2016
Main Authors: Vernazza-Martin, S, Fautrelle, L, Vieillard, S, Longuet, S, Dru, V
Format: Article
Language:English
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Neurology
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Summary:Highlights • Age-related differences are analyzed for the organization of an emotionally goal-directed locomotion task. • Subjects were instructed to walk towards a button (intermediate goal) and push it to turn-off an emotional picture (final goal) • While young adults react depending on the valences of the intermediate goal, older people prioritize the pleasant one. • The spatial coding of locomotion depends on the valence of the intermediate goal in both young and older adults.
ISSN:0306-4522
DOI:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.11.008