Absence of cross-limb transfer of performance gains following ballistic motor practice in older adults

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 166-175

  Hinder, Mark R ^a   Schmidt, Matthew W ^a   Garry, Michael I ^a   Carroll, Timothy J ^b   Summers, Jeffery J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Motor learning; Plasticity; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINGER; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; FEMALE; FINGERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251531683     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00958.2010     Document Type: Article

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