Decline in motor prediction in elderly subjects: right versus left arm differences in mentally simulated motor actions.

This study investigates the effects of age upon the temporal features of executed and imagined movements performed with the dominant (D; right) and nondominant (ND; left) arms. Thirty right-handed subjects were divided into two groups: (i) the young group (n=15; mean age: 22.5+/-2.5 years) and (ii)...

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Published in:Cortex: A Journal Devoted to the Study of the Nervous System & Behavior Vol. 44; no. 9; pp. 1271 - 1279
Main Authors: Skoura X, Personnier P, Vinter A, Pozzo T, Papaxanthis C
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Published: Masson SPA Oct2008
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