Recently, studies on aging processes and age-related changes in
behavior have been expanding considerably, probably due to the
dramatic changes observed in the demographics. This increase in the
overall age and proportion of elderly people has heightened the
severity of problems associated with the safety and well-being of
elderly persons in everyday life. Many researchers working on motor
control have thus focused more intensely on the effects of age on
motor control. This new avenue of research has led to programs for
alleviating or delaying the specific sensory-motor limitations
encountered by the elderly (e.g. falls) in an attempt to make the
elderly more autonomous.
The aggregation of studies from different perspectives is often
fascinating, especially when the same field can serve as a common
ground between researchers. Nearly all contributors to this book
work on sensory-motor aging; they represent a large range of
affiliations and backgrounds including psychology, neurobiology,
cognitive sciences, kinesiology, neuropsychology,
neuropharmacology, motor performance, physical therapy, exercise
science, and human development. Addressing age-related behavioral
changes can also furnish some crucial reflections in the debate
about motor coordination: aging is the product of both maturational
and environmental processes, and studies on aging must determine
how the intricate interrelationships between these processes
evolve. The study of aging makes it possible to determine how
compensatory mechanisms, operating on different subsystems and each
aging at its own rate, compensate for biological degenerations and
changing external demands. This volume will contribute to
demonstrating that the study of the aging process raises important
theoretical questions.
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