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Portuguese Version of Simple Go/No-Go Task: Influence of Age in Attention and Response Inhibition Reaction Time
António Silva Leal Foundation, Lisboa, Portugal
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Center of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
Research Centre for Spatial and Organization Dynamics (CIEO), Faro, Portugal
Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Faro, Portugal
Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Center of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
- 1 António Silva Leal Foundation, Lisboa, Portugal
- 2 Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
- 3 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Center of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
- 4 Research Centre for Spatial and Organization Dynamics (CIEO), Faro, Portugal
- 5 Centre for Biomedical Research (CBMR), Faro, Portugal
- 6 Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Center of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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Abstract
Executive functions (EFs) are essential in human functioning, and are an important field of study in neuropsychology. One of the most common disorders concerning EFs is the alteration in response inhibition, fundamental to an adequate behavior. This study aimed to show the initial normative data of 35 healthy subjects (22 women and 13 men, with a mean age of 42.60 years old [SD = 14.36]) in a free version of the Go/No-go task. We were able to identify a clear influence of the variable age in reaction time concerning response inhibition and attention.
KeywordsGo/No-Go TaskNormative DataResponse Inhibition
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