Aging and the lateralization of oscillatory activities related to external and internal motor preparation

Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 136-147

  Deiber, Marie Pierre ^a,b   Sallard, Etienne ^c   Ibañez, Vicente ^b   Ludwig, Catherine ^d   Barral, Jérôme ^c  

^a Université Grenoble Alpes   (France)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^d University of Applied Sciences   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging; Alpha; Beta; Lateralization; Motor preparation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929582527     PISSN: 02698803     EISSN: 21512124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0269-8803/a000121     Document Type: Article

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