Mental images across the adult lifespan: A behavioural and fMRI investigation of motor execution and motor imagery

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 519-540

  Zapparoli, L ^a   Invernizzi, P ^a   Gandola, M ^e   Verardi, M ^a   Berlingeri, M ^a   Sberna, M ^b   De Santis, A ^c,d   Zerbi, A ^c   Banfi, G ^c,d   Bottini, G ^b,e   Paulesu, E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ageing; fMRI; Motor execution; Motor imagery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL TEST; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SUPPLEMENTARY MOTOR AREA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CUES; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGINATION; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OXYGEN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873726898     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3331-1     Document Type: Article

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