Older adults learn less, but still reduce metabolic cost, during motor adaptation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 135-144

  Huang, Helen J ^a   Ahmed, Alaa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Biomechanics; Central nervous system; Energetic cost; Energy; Internal model; Minimization; Motor control; Neuromechanics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY COST; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SITTING; YOUNG ADULT;

AGING; BIOMECHANICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGETIC COST; ENERGY; INTERNAL MODEL; MINIMIZATION; MOTOR CONTROL; NEUROMECHANICS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84891520065     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00401.2013     Document Type: Article

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