Sensorimotor Impairment in Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders: Beat Synchronization and Adaptation to Tempo Changes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the nature and extent of sensorimotor decline in aging individuals and those with neurocognitive disorders (NCD), such as Alzheimer's disease, is essential for designing effective music-based interventions. Our understanding of rhythmic functions remains incomplete, particularly in how aging and NCD affect sensorimotor synchronization and adaptation to tempo changes.

Objective

This study aimed to investigate how aging and NCD severity impact tapping to metronomes and music, with and without tempo changes.

Methods

Patients from a memory clinic participated in a tapping task, synchronizing with metronomic and musical sequences, some of which contained sudden tempo changes. After exclusions, 51 patients were included in the final analysis.

Res

SUBMITTER: von Schnehen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11307093 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature