Age-related directional asymmetry in the rod-and-frame test
We propose that aging affects RFT performance through two dissociable mechanisms. A general decline in multisensory integration increases overall errors symmetrically across tilt angles. The clockwise-specific asymmetry, by contrast, may reflect age-related changes in lateralized visuospatial attention-specifically, the well-documented rightward attentional shift that accompanies healthy aging-which differentially affects the weighting of visual cues for clockwise vs. counterclockwise frame orientations.
Authors
- Mirosław Łątka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2827-9029)
- Sławomir Wudarczyk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-4516)
- Anna Latka
- Bruce J. West (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4961-1542)
- Tadeusz Sebzda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3985-5834)
- Michał Adamski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5606-6605)
Institutions
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology (PL)
- Wroclaw Medical University (PL)
- St. Hedwig-Krankenhaus (DE)
- Nonlinear Control Strategies (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2026.1729404
- Primary Topic
- Visual perception and processing mechanisms
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Slaskich we Wroclawiu