Motor control in old age: Evidence of impaired low-level inhibition

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Schlaghecken, Friederike ^a   Maylor, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 18244399857     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/60.3.P158     Document Type: Article

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