The relationship of physical activity history to pattern-reversal evoked-potential components in young and older men and women

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-188

  Hatfield, Bradley D ^a   Spalding, Thomas W ^b   Apparies, Ross J ^a   Haufler, Amy J ^a   Santa Maria, D Laine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Event related potential; Fitness; Neurobiology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SITTING; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISION;

EID: 0037388510     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.11.2.167     Document Type: Article

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