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Title: | Age-related changes in intrahemispherical interactions within motor areas of the brain | Authors: | QUADFLIEG, Kirsten Vanuytven, Sofie |
Advisors: | CUYPERS, Koen | Issue Date: | 2018 | Publisher: | UHasselt | Abstract: | Background: Several studies examined the effects of intracortical inhibition during a motor task but the evidence between younger adults and elderly is limited. Objectives: The aim of our experiment is to explore the influence of aging on the intracortical inhibitory system during a motor reaction task in healthy subjects measured by TMS. Participants: Fifty-three subjects were recruited by advertising in public places in and around Leuven and were divided into two groups based on age. The first group of aged between 18-30 (n=25) and the second group were the elderly of 65-77 years old (n=28). Measurements: Subjects had to perform a choice reaction task (CRT), which required different responses of right and left index finger. Short-interval intracortical inhibition (SICI) was used to measure intracortical inhibition. Timing of TMS pulses were semi-randomized at three different timings during the experiment, in the preparation period at the warning signal (WS) or the imperative signal (IS), and in the action selection period at 75% of the EMG activity onset. | Notes: | master in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie-revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie bij inwendige aandoeningen master in de revalidatiewetenschappen en de kinesitherapie-revalidatiewetenschappen en kinesitherapie bij musculoskeletale aandoeningen |
Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/26807 | Category: | T2 | Type: | Theses and Dissertations |
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