caa a22 4500 445353139 CHVBK 20180317142851.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00221-011-2560-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00221-011-2560-z Is inefficient multisensory processing associated with falls in older people? [Elektronische Daten] [Annalisa Setti, Kate Burke, Rose Kenny, Fiona Newell] Although falling is a significant problem for older persons, little is understood about its underlying causes. Spatial cognition and balance maintenance rely on the efficient integration of information across the main senses. We investigated general multisensory efficiency in older persons with a history of falls compared to age- and sensory acuity-matched controls and younger adults using a sound-induced flash illusion. Older fallers were as susceptible to the illusion as age-matched, non-fallers or younger adults at a short delay of 70ms between the auditory and visual stimuli. Both older adult groups were more susceptible to the illusion at longer SOAs than younger adults. However, with increasing delays between the visual and auditory stimuli, older fallers did not show a decline in the frequency at which the illusion was experienced even with delays of up to 270ms. We argue that this relatively higher susceptibility to the illusion reflects inefficient audio-visual processing in the central nervous system and has important implications for the diagnosis and rehabilitation of falling in older persons. Springer-Verlag, 2011 Ageing nationallicence Falls nationallicence Older persons nationallicence Cross-modal nationallicence Perception nationallicence Multisensory nationallicence Integration nationallicence Temporal window nationallicence Balance nationallicence Setti Annalisa School of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut Burke Kate School of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut Kenny Rose Department of Medical Gerontology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut Newell Fiona School of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 209/3(2011-03-01), 375-384 0014-4819 209:3<375 2011 209 221 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2560-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-011-2560-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Setti Annalisa School of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Burke Kate School of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kenny Rose Department of Medical Gerontology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Newell Fiona School of Psychology, Institute of Neuroscience, Lloyd Building, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Experimental Brain Research Springer-Verlag 209/3(2011-03-01), 375-384 0014-4819 209:3<375 2011 209 221 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer