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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Effects of aging on the human motor cortical plasticity studied by paired associative stimulation
Clinical Neurophysiology, Volume 121, No. 1, Year 2010
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Objective: To test whether the normal aging itself may change the cortical plasticity in human. Methods: Motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) were measured from 48 right-handed healthy volunteers (age 21-79) before and after the paired associative stimulation (PAS), comprising a single electric stimulus to the right median nerve at wrist and subsequent transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of the left primary motor cortex. Results: The magnitude of MEP increased by PAS in the young and middle but not in the elderly and its change was negatively correlated with the age. Conclusions: These results suggest that the human M1 shows age-dependent reduction of cortical plasticity. Significance: The reduction of the M1 plasticity may be caused by the attenuated responsiveness of intracortical circuits in the M1 and/or disrupted sensorimotor integration within basal ganglia-thalamocortical loop. © 2009 International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology.
Authors & Co-Authors
Fathi, Dina
Japan, Kyoto
Graduate School of Medicine
Egypt, Minya
Minia University
Ueki, Yoshino
Japan, Kyoto
Graduate School of Medicine
Mima, Tatsuya
Japan, Kyoto
Graduate School of Medicine
Koganemaru, Satoko
Japan, Kyoto
Graduate School of Medicine
Nagamine, Takatshi
Japan, Kyoto
Graduate School of Medicine
Tawfik, Amal
Egypt, Minya
Minia University
Fukuyama, Hironori
Japan, Kyoto
Graduate School of Medicine
Statistics
Citations: 160
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.clinph.2009.07.048
ISSN:
13882457