The Neural Basis of Age-Related Changes in Motor Imagery of Gait: An fMRI Study

Allali, Gilles; Van Der Meulen, Marian; Beauchet, Olivier; Rieger, Sebastian Walter; Vuilleumier, Patrik; Assal, Frédéric

doi:10.1093/gerona/glt207

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The Neural Basis of Age-Related Changes in Motor Imagery of Gait: An fMRI Study

ContributorsAllali, Gilles; Van Der Meulen, Marian; Beauchet, Olivier; Rieger, Sebastian Walter; Vuilleumier, Patrik

; Assal, Frédéric

Published inThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, vol. 69, no. 11, p. 1389-1398

Publication date2013

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Aging is often associated with modifications of gait. Recent studies have revealed a strong relationship between gait and executive functions in healthy and pathological aging. We hypothesized that modification of gait due to aging may be related to changes in frontal lobe function.

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ALLALI, Gilles et al. The Neural Basis of Age-Related Changes in Motor Imagery of Gait: An fMRI Study. In: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2013, vol. 69, n° 11, p. 1389–1398. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glt207

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DOI : 10.1093/gerona/glt207
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The Neural Basis of Age-Related Changes in Motor Imagery of Gait: An fMRI Study

Aging is often associated with modifications of gait. Recent studies have revealed a strong relationship between gait and executive functions in healthy and pathological aging. We hypothesized that modification of gait due to aging may be related to changes in frontal lobe function.

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