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| Cardiovascular response of young and older males to mental challenge |
| Author(s) | Stephen H Boutcher, Dean Stocker |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 51B, no 5, September 1996 |
| Pages | pp P262-P267 |
| Keywords | Cardiovascular systems ; Mental speed ; Anxiety ; Older men ; Young adults [20-25] ; Comparison ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This Australian study of 15 young and 15 older males examined the relationship between age and relative and absolute cardiovascular response during and recovering from exposure to the Stroop task (an active coping task). Young compared to old subjects tended to display a quicker relative heart rate response and a greater relative increase in cardiac contractility that remained elevated throughout the recovery period. Overall, old compared to young subjects possessed greater absolute but smaller relative cardiovascular responses during and recovering from Stroop. These results suggest that although the ageing cardiovasculature may be less reactive, it may be under greater hemodynamic stress during rest and mental challenge. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970722005 A |
| Classmark | BKK: DG: ENP: BC: SD6: 48: 7YA |
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