title: Heart rate reactivity during minor mental stress in men in their 50s and 70s.
abstract: Modifications with aging in heart rate reactivity was investigated during minor mental stress. 27 normal male volunteers, aged 51-55 years (n = 10) and 71-74 years (n = 17), were studied in control conditions and while passing a series of 5 psychometric test measuring memory or intellectual speed. Men in their 70s had both lower heart rate baseline levels and lower reactivity during cognitive tasks.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D003071:Cognition; D004193:Discrimination Learning; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005556:Form Perception; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013067:Speech Perception; D014706:Verbal Learning