The effects of age bias on neural correlates of successful and unsuccessful response inhibition in younger and older adults

Authors: Hanley, C.J., Burns, N., Thomas, H.R., Marstaller, L. and Burianová, H.

Journal: Neurobiology of Aging

Volume: 131

Pages: 1-10

eISSN: 1558-1497

ISSN: 0197-4580

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.07.004

Abstract:

Facilitating communication between generations has become increasingly important. However, individuals often demonstrate a preference for their own age group, which can impact social interactions, and such bias in young adults even extends to inhibitory control. To assess whether older adults also experience this phenomenon, a group of younger and older adults completed a Go/NoGo task incorporating young and old faces, while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Within the networks subserving successful and unsuccessful response inhibition, patterns of activity demonstrated distinct neural age bias effects in each age group. During successful inhibition, the older adult group demonstrated significantly increased activity to other-age faces, whereas unsuccessful inhibition in the younger group produced significantly enhanced activity to other-age faces. Consequently, the findings of the study confirm that neural responses to successful and unsuccessful inhibition can be contingent on the stimulus-specific attribute of age in both younger and older adults. These findings have important implications in regard to minimizing the emergence of negative consequences, such as ageism, as a result of related implicit biases.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38890/

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The effects of age bias on neural correlates of successful and unsuccessful response inhibition in younger and older adults.

Authors: Hanley, C.J., Burns, N., Thomas, H.R., Marstaller, L. and Burianová, H.

Journal: Neurobiol Aging

Volume: 131

Pages: 1-10

eISSN: 1558-1497

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.07.004

Abstract:

Facilitating communication between generations has become increasingly important. However, individuals often demonstrate a preference for their own age group, which can impact social interactions, and such bias in young adults even extends to inhibitory control. To assess whether older adults also experience this phenomenon, a group of younger and older adults completed a Go/NoGo task incorporating young and old faces, while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Within the networks subserving successful and unsuccessful response inhibition, patterns of activity demonstrated distinct neural age bias effects in each age group. During successful inhibition, the older adult group demonstrated significantly increased activity to other-age faces, whereas unsuccessful inhibition in the younger group produced significantly enhanced activity to other-age faces. Consequently, the findings of the study confirm that neural responses to successful and unsuccessful inhibition can be contingent on the stimulus-specific attribute of age in both younger and older adults. These findings have important implications in regard to minimizing the emergence of negative consequences, such as ageism, as a result of related implicit biases.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38890/

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The effects of age bias on neural correlates of successful and unsuccessful response inhibition in younger and older adults

Authors: Hanley, C.J., Burns, N., Thomas, H.R., Marstaller, L. and Burianova, H.

Journal: NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Volume: 131

Pages: 1-10

eISSN: 1558-1497

ISSN: 0197-4580

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.07.004

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38890/

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The effects of age bias on neural correlates of successful and unsuccessful response inhibition in younger and older adults.

Authors: Hanley, C.J., Burns, N., Thomas, H.R., Marstaller, L. and Burianová, H.

Journal: Neurobiology of aging

Volume: 131

Pages: 1-10

eISSN: 1558-1497

ISSN: 0197-4580

DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2023.07.004

Abstract:

Facilitating communication between generations has become increasingly important. However, individuals often demonstrate a preference for their own age group, which can impact social interactions, and such bias in young adults even extends to inhibitory control. To assess whether older adults also experience this phenomenon, a group of younger and older adults completed a Go/NoGo task incorporating young and old faces, while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Within the networks subserving successful and unsuccessful response inhibition, patterns of activity demonstrated distinct neural age bias effects in each age group. During successful inhibition, the older adult group demonstrated significantly increased activity to other-age faces, whereas unsuccessful inhibition in the younger group produced significantly enhanced activity to other-age faces. Consequently, the findings of the study confirm that neural responses to successful and unsuccessful inhibition can be contingent on the stimulus-specific attribute of age in both younger and older adults. These findings have important implications in regard to minimizing the emergence of negative consequences, such as ageism, as a result of related implicit biases.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38890/

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The effects of age bias on neural correlates of successful and unsuccessful response inhibition in younger and older adults.

Authors: Hanley, C.J., Burns, N., Thomas, H.R., Marstaller, L. and Burianová, H.

Journal: Neurobiology of Aging

Volume: 131

ISSN: 0197-4580

Abstract:

Facilitating communication between generations has become increasingly important. However, individuals often demonstrate a preference for their own age group, which can impact social interactions, and such bias in young adults even extends to inhibitory control. To assess whether older adults also experience this phenomenon, a group of younger and older adults completed a Go/NoGo task incorporating young and old faces, while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging. Within the networks subserving successful and unsuccessful response inhibition, patterns of activity demonstrated distinct neural age bias effects in each age group. During successful inhibition, the older adult group demonstrated significantly increased activity to other-age faces, whereas unsuccessful inhibition in the younger group produced significantly enhanced activity to other-age faces. Consequently, the findings of the study confirm that neural responses to successful and unsuccessful inhibition can be contingent on the stimulus-specific attribute of age in both younger and older adults. These findings have important implications in regard to minimizing the emergence of negative consequences, such as ageism, as a result of related implicit biases.

https://eprints.bournemouth.ac.uk/38890/

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