@article{511ef8b81a1045fea693ae717e693949,
title = "Digit force controls and corresponding brain activities in finger pressing performance: A comparison between older adults and young individuals",
abstract = "This study aims toward an investigation and comparison of the digital force control and the brain activities of older adults and young groups during digital pressing tasks. A total of 15 young and 15 older adults were asked to perform force ramp tasks at different force levels with a custom pressing system. Near-infrared spectroscopy was used to collect the brain activities in the prefrontal cortex and primary motor area. The results showed that the force independence and hand function of the older adults were worse than that of the young adults. The cortical activations in the older adults were higher than those in the young group during the tasks. A significant hemodynamic between-group response and mild negative correlations between brain activation and force independence ability were found. Older adults showed poor force independence ability and manual dexterity and required additional brain activity to compensate for the degeneration.",
author = "Cheng, {Pai Yun} and Hsiao-Feng Chieh and Lin, {Chien Ju} and Hsu, {Hsiu Yun} and Chen, {Jia Jin J.} and Kuo, {Li Chieh} and Su, {Fong Chin}",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), TAIWAN under grant MOST-106-2923-E-006-005-MY. This work was also financially supported by the Medical Device Innovation Center, National Cheng Kung University from the Featured Areas Research Center Program within the framework of the Higher Education Sprout Project by the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan. All authors declare that they have no competing interests in relation to this study. The authors certify that no party having a direct interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on us or on any organization with which we are associated. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Human Kinetics, Inc.",
year = "2020",
doi = "10.1123/japa.2018-0252",
language = "English",
volume = "28",
pages = "94--103",
journal = "Journal of Aging and Physical Activity",
issn = "1063-8652",
publisher = "Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.",
number = "1",
}