TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wulff, Dirk U.
A1  - De Deyne, Simon
A1  - Jones, Michael N.
A1  - Mata, Rui
A1  - Austerweil, Joseph L.
A1  - Baayen, R. Harald
A1  - Balota, David A.
A1  - Baronchelli, Andrea
A1  - Brysbaert, Marc
A1  - Cai, Qing
A1  - Dennis, Simon
A1  - Hills, Thomas T.
A1  - Kenett, Yoed N.
A1  - Keuleers, Emmanuel
A1  - Marelli, Marco
A1  - Pakhomov, Serguei
A1  - Ramscar, Michael
A1  - Schooler, Lael J.
A1  - Shing, Yee Lee
A1  - da Souza, Alessandra S.
A1  - Siew, Cynthia S. Q.
A1  - Storms, Gert
A1  - Veríssimo, Joao Marques
T1  - New Perspectives on the Aging Lexicon
JF  - Trends in cognitive science
N2  - The field of cognitive aging has seen considerable advances in describing the linguistic and semantic changes that happen during the adult life span to uncover the structure of the mental lexicon (i.e., the mental repository of lexical and conceptual representations). Nevertheless, there is still debate concerning the sources of these changes, including the role of environmental exposure and several cognitive mechanisms associated with learning, representation, and retrieval of information. We review the current status of research in this field and outline a framework that promises to assess the contribution of both ecological and psychological aspects to the aging lexicon.
Y1  - 2019
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2019.05.003
SN  - 1364-6613
SN  - 1879-307X
VL  - 23
IS  - 8
SP  - 686
EP  - 698
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Granacher, Urs
A1  - Mühlbauer, Thomas
A1  - Bridenbaugh, Stephanie A.
A1  - Wolf, Madeleine
A1  - Roth, Ralf
A1  - Gschwind, Yves
A1  - Wolf, Irene
A1  - Mata, Rui
A1  - Kressig, Reto W.
T1  - Effects of a salsa dance training on balance and strength performance in older adults
N2  - Background: Deficits in static and particularly dynamic postural control and force production have frequently been associated with an increased risk of falling in older adults. Objective: The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of salsa dancing on measures of static/dynamic postural control and leg extensor power in seniors. Methods: Twenty-eight healthy older adults were randomly assigned to an intervention group (INT, n = 14, age 71.6 +/- 5.3 years) to conduct an 8-week progressive salsa dancing programme or a control group (CON, n = 14, age 68.9 +/- 4.7 years). Static postural control was measured during one-legged stance on a balance platform and dynamic postural control was obtained while walking on an instrumented walkway. Leg extensor power was assessed during a countermovement jump on a force plate. Results: Programme compliance was excellent with participants of the INT group completing 92.5% of the dancing sessions. A tendency towards an improvement in the selected measures of static postural control was observed in the INT group as compared to the CON group. Significant group X test interactions were found for stride velocity, length and time. Post hoc analyses revealed significant increases in stride velocity and length, and concomitant decreases in stride time. However, salsa dancing did not have significant effects on various measures of gait variability and leg extensor power. Conclusion: Salsa proved to be a safe and feasible exercise programme for older adults accompanied with a high adherence rate. Age-related deficits in measures of static and particularly dynamic postural control can be mitigated by salsa dancing in older adults. High physical activity and fitness/mobility levels of our participants could be responsible for the nonsignificant findings in gait variability and leg extensor power.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe - 330 
KW  - elderly
KW  - postural sway
KW  - gait
KW  - force production
Y1  - 2017
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-399962
ER  -