How the motor system copes with aging: a quantitative meta-analysis of the effect of aging on motor function control

Laura Zapparoli; Marika Mariano; Eraldo Paulesu

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-03027-2

Communications Biology (Jan 2022)

How the motor system copes with aging: a quantitative meta-analysis of the effect of aging on motor function control

Laura Zapparoli,
Marika Mariano,
Eraldo Paulesu

Affiliations

Laura Zapparoli: Psychology Department and NeuroMi – Milan Centre for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca
Marika Mariano: Psychology Department and NeuroMi – Milan Centre for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca
Eraldo Paulesu: Psychology Department and NeuroMi – Milan Centre for Neuroscience, University of Milano-Bicocca

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03027-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 15

Abstract

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Many aspects of neuronal control degrade with ageing, including motor control. Using a meta-analysis of functional MRI images, it is made apparent that the ageing brain relies more on visual strategies than sensory stimuli to maintain motor function.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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