Simultaneity and Temporal Order Judgments Are Coded Differently and Change With Age: An Event-Related Potential Study

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Aysha BasharatMichael Barnett-Cowan

Abstract

Multisensory integration is required for a number of daily living tasks where the inability to accurately identify simultaneity and temporality of multisensory events results in errors in judgment leading to poor decision-making and dangerous behavior. Previously, our lab discovered that older adults exhibited impaired timing of audiovisual events, particularly when making temporal order judgments (TOJs). Simultaneity judgments (SJs), however, were preserved across the lifespan. Here, we investigate the difference between the TOJ and SJ tasks in younger and older adults to assess neural processing differences between these two tasks and across the lifespan. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were studied to determine between-task and between-age differences. Results revealed task specific differences in perceiving simultaneity and temporal order, suggesting that each task may be subserved via different neural mechanisms. Here, auditory N1 and visual P1 ERP amplitudes confirmed that unisensory processing of audiovisual stimuli did not differ between the two tasks within both younger and older groups, indicating that performance differences between tasks arise either from multisensory integration or higher-level decision-making. Com...Continue Reading

References

Aug 1, 1979·Acta Ophthalmologica·G DerefeldtB Lundh
May 1, 1992·European Journal of Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Biochemistry : Journal of the Forum of European Clinical Chemistry Societies·H TakayamaZ Ota
May 17, 1988·Brain Research·B E SteinM A Meredith
Jan 1, 1986·Biological cybernetics·L MitraniN Yakimoff
Jan 1, 1980·Perception·N F Dixon, L Spitz
Dec 1, 1993·Vision Research·P D Spear
Oct 1, 1996·Journal of Experimental Psychology. Human Perception and Performance·D J Lewkowicz
Jan 23, 1997·Nature·R SekulerR Lau
Oct 14, 1998·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences·S A HillyardS J Luck
Dec 29, 2000·Nature·L ShamsS Shimojo
Jan 28, 2003·Nature Neuroscience·Elizabeth R SowellArthur W Toga
Jun 15, 2004·Nature Neuroscience·Waka FujisakiShin'ya Nishida
Nov 25, 2004·Brain Research. Cognitive Brain Research·Jean VroomenPaul Bertelson
Jul 20, 2005·Experimental Brain Research·W David HairstonMark T Wallace
Jul 26, 2005·Neurobiology of Aging·Paul J LaurientiMark T Wallace
Aug 27, 2005·Perception & Psychophysics·Massimiliano ZampiniCharles Spence
Dec 17, 2005·Neuroscience Letters·E PoliakoffC Spence
Feb 14, 2006·Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development·Sandra Gordon-Salant
Nov 14, 2006·NeuroImage·Mukeshwar DhamalaJ A Scott Kelso
Apr 25, 2007·Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition·Nellie Georgiou-KaristianisJohn Bradshaw
Jun 15, 2007·Neuroreport·Ann M PeifferPaul J Laurienti
Oct 27, 2007·Experimental Brain Research·Argiro VatakisCharles Spence
May 3, 2008·Current Biology : CB·Monica GoriDavid C Burr
May 21, 2008·Neuropsychologia·Adele DiederichAnnette Schomburg
Aug 23, 2008·Perception & Psychophysics·Rob L J van EijkSteven van de Par
Sep 4, 2008·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Adam GazzaleyMark D'Esposito
Dec 24, 2008·Neuropsychology, Development, and Cognition. Section B, Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition·Pamela UlbrichMarc Wittmann
Apr 9, 2009·Experimental Brain Research·Michael Barnett-Cowan, Laurence R Harris
Oct 2, 2009·The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience·Albert R PowersMark T Wallace
Nov 3, 2010·Psychophysiology·Simon FinniganIan H Robertson
Dec 8, 2010·Neuropsychologia·Andrea R HillockMark T Wallace
Feb 5, 2011·Experimental Brain Research·Annalisa SettiFiona N Newell
Aug 2, 2011·Experimental Brain Research·Michael Barnett-Cowan, Laurence R Harris
Dec 31, 2011·Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience·Corrina MaguinnessFiona N Newell
Aug 29, 2012·Developmental Science·Andrea Hillock-Dunn, Mark T Wallace
Sep 13, 2013·Frontiers in Psychology·Annalisa SettiFiona N Newell
Oct 17, 2013·Experimental Brain Research·Liselotte de Boer-Schellekens, Jean Vroomen
Jan 1, 2014·Frontiers in Human Neuroscience·Jessica FreiherrKathrin Reetz
Sep 16, 2014·Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience·Yu Man ChanAllison M McKendrick

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Aug 30, 2020·The Journals of Gerontology. Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences·Yi-Chuan ChenPei-Fang Tang
Feb 23, 2020·Scientific Reports·Derek H ArnoldKielan Yarrow
Oct 20, 2020·Frontiers in Neuroscience·Alexandra N ScurryFang Jiang
Jan 11, 2021·Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System and Behavior·Hame ParkChristoph Kayser

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Methods Mentioned

BETA
imaging techniques

Software Mentioned

Sigmaplot
Neuroscan
DataPixx

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.