Paired-pulse afferent modulation of TMS responses reveals a selective decrease in short latency afferent inhibition with age

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 835.e1-835.e11

  Young Bernier, Marielle ^a,b   Davidson, Patrick S R ^a,b,c   Tremblay, François ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b BRUYÈRE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Cholinergic function; Cortical inhibition; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84856960897     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: 15581497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2011.08.012     Document Type: Article

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