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- Title
Age-related differences in corticospinal excitability during a Go/NoGo task.
- Authors
Fujiyama, Hakuei; Tandonnet, Christophe; Summers, Jeffery J
- Abstract
Age-related slowing of reaction times (RTs) is well documented but whether the phenomenon reflects deficits in movement preparation and/or response generation processes is unclear. To gain further insight into this issue, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) was used to investigate motor cortex (M1) excitability and short-interval intracortical inhibitory (SICI) processes during a Go/NoGo RT task in younger and older adults. Single- and paired-pulse TMS was delivered over the left M1 during preparation and response generation periods in a right-hand muscle. Younger adults had shorter RTs and a larger increase in corticospinal excitability at response generation period than older adults. SICI modulation for both groups showed a large reduction in inhibition immediately prior to EMG onset. These findings indicate age-related differences in corticospinal excitability during the response generation stage of sensorimotor information processing.
- Publication
Psychophysiology, 2011, Vol 48, Issue 10, p1448
- ISSN
1540-5958
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1469-8986.2011.01201.x