![]() ; ; et al in Psychoneuroendocrinology (in press) Detailed reference viewed: 26 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Epigenetics (in press) Detailed reference viewed: 46 (2 UL)![]() ; van der Meulen, Marian ![]() in Heinrichs, Markus; Schönauer, Monika (Eds.) 47. Jahrestagung Psychologie und Gehirn (2022) Demographic change and the associated increasing prevalence of chronic pain have contributed to increased research interest in the field of aging. Aging has been associated with less efficient pain ... [more ▼] Demographic change and the associated increasing prevalence of chronic pain have contributed to increased research interest in the field of aging. Aging has been associated with less efficient pain inhibition through cognitive distraction. As pain modulation and executive functioning mainly involve the prefrontal cortical network, which shows age-related atrophy, we hypothesized an association between deteriorating cognitive modulation of pain in healthy older adults and reduced executive functions. As chronic stress can decrease executive functioning through prefrontal cortical impairment, we expected a negative impact on distraction from pain. In contrast, physical activity can have a stress-buffering effect and positively influences executive functions in older age. Therefore, increased physical activity should lead to better distraction from pain. Healthy young (18 -30 years) and older adults (65+ years) took part in a pain distraction paradigm (N-back) while receiving non-painful and moderately painful electric stimuli. Before, we examined executive functions, including response inhibition (Go/No-Go-task), inhibitory control (Stroop task), and working memory (Sternberg task). Additionally, chronic stress and physical activity were assessed using self-report questionnaires, supported by physiological measurements (heart rate variability). Preliminary results indicate a negative impact of chronic stress on distraction from pain particular in young participants, while physical fitness was related to more successful pain modulation in older adults. Our final results will contribute to a more differentiated view on executive functioning and pain modulation in aging, thereby leading to a better understanding of the impact of aging on non-pharmacological pain treatment and to better adapted pain therapies in this population. [less ▲] Detailed reference viewed: 12 (0 UL)![]() ; Kumsta, Robert ![]() in World Journal of Biological Psychiatry (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 43 (2 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Molecular Neurobiology (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 32 (4 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Brain Structure and Function (2021) Detailed reference viewed: 36 (0 UL)![]() ; ; Kumsta, Robert ![]() in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews (2021), 124 Detailed reference viewed: 35 (3 UL)![]() ; ; Kumsta, Robert ![]() in Translational Psychiatry (2020), 10(1), Detailed reference viewed: 37 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines (2020), 61(9), 1043-1053 Detailed reference viewed: 38 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Nature Communications (2020), 11(1), Detailed reference viewed: 44 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Psychoneuroendocrinology (2020), 116 Detailed reference viewed: 21 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in PLoS ONE (2020), 15(8 August), Detailed reference viewed: 33 (5 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Stress (2020), 23(5), 538-545 Detailed reference viewed: 24 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Psychoneuroendocrinology (2020), 120 Detailed reference viewed: 34 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Neuropsychopharmacology (2020), 45(3), 507-514 Detailed reference viewed: 23 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2020), 117(1), 641-649 Detailed reference viewed: 48 (1 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Development and Psychopathology (2020), 32(2), 631-640 Detailed reference viewed: 27 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior (2020), 50(6), 1121-1126 Detailed reference viewed: 24 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (2020), 15(3), 293-301 Detailed reference viewed: 27 (0 UL)![]() ; ; et al in Verhaltenstherapie (2020), 30(1), 58-67 Detailed reference viewed: 57 (0 UL) |
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