Weakening of corticomuscular signal coupling during voluntary motor action in aging

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 1037-1043

  Bayram, Mehmed Bugrahan ^a,b,c   Siemionow, Vlodek ^c   Yue, Guang H ^c,d  

^a ACIBADEM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KESSLER FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Brain aging; Motor control

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 84943339911     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glv014     Document Type: Article

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