Functional neural correlates of reduced physiological falls risk

Behavioral and Brain Functions

Volumn 7, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Nagamatsu, Lindsay S ^a,b   Hsu, Chun L ^a   Handy, Todd C ^a   Liu Ambrose, Teresa ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; ORBITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK REDUCTION; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; WHITE MATTER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ATTENTION; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80051607781     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17449081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-9081-7-37     Document Type: Article

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