Age-related changes in motor cortical representation and interhemispheric interactions: A transcranial magnetic stimulation study

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue AUG, 2014, Pages

  Coppi, Elisabetta ^a   Houdayer, Elise ^a   Chieffo, Raffaella ^a   Spagnolo, Francesca ^a   Inuggi, Alberto ^a   Straffi, Laura ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Leocani, Letizia ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ipsilateral silent period; Motor performances; Muscle cortical maps; Physiological aging; Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI; ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER TAPPING TEST; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTERHEMISPHERIC INTERACTION; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MALE; MIRROR MOVEMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NINE HOLE PEG TEST SCORE; NORMAL HUMAN; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCORING SYSTEM; THUMB ABDUCTION; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84906230247     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16634365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2014.00209     Document Type: Article

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