Study for the identification of psychophysiological markers of healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment

The main aims of this doctoral study were to identify psychophysiological markers of healthy aging and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) associated with the automatic detection of unattended infrequent (deviant/novel) auditory stimuli (MMN), the orienti...

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Autor: Correa Jaraba, Kenia Shaily
Tipo de recurso: tesis doctoral
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/19465
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10347/19465
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias::Investigación::61 Psicología::6106 Psicología experimental::610610 Psicología fisiológica
Materias::Investigación::61 Psicología::6108 Psicología de la vejez::610803 Senectud
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Sumario:The main aims of this doctoral study were to identify psychophysiological markers of healthy aging and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Event-related brain potentials (ERPs) associated with the automatic detection of unattended infrequent (deviant/novel) auditory stimuli (MMN), the orienting response to these stimuli (P3a) and the reorienting of attention (RON) to visual relevant stimuli were evaluated. Middle-aged and old adults, relative to young, showed a decline in processing of irrelevant stimuli and the posterior reorienting of attention to relevant stimuli. MMN and P3a components may be useful psychophysiological markers for the diagnosis of aMCI and for distinguishing between aMCI subtypes.