Mental practice and motor learning of a functional motor task in older adults: A pilot study

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 63-80

  Tunney, Niamh ^a   Billings, Kelly ^b   Blakely, Benjamin G ^b   Burch, Deleon ^b   Hill, Monica ^b   Jackson, Karla ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Mental practice; Motor learning; Motor task; Older adult

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33746593766     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v24n03_05     Document Type: Article

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