Effects of Age on Brain Activation During Auditory-Cued Thumb-to-Index Opposition
Author(s) -
Cinzia Calautti,
Carlo Serrati,
JeanClaude Baron
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.32.1.139
Subject(s) - medicine , metronome , finger tapping , audiology , aging brain , cognitive decline , thumb , supplementary motor area , index finger , resting state fmri , cognition , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , psychology , functional magnetic resonance imaging , anatomy , psychiatry , dementia , disease , rhythm , radiology
Available data indicate a decline in fine finger movements with aging, suggesting changes in central motor processes. Thus far no functional neuroimaging study has assessed the effect of age on activation patterns during finger movement.
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