Digit force controls and corresponding brain activities in finger pressing performance: A comparison between older adults and young individuals

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摘要

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.

原文English
頁(從 - 到)94-103
頁數10
期刊Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
28
發行號1
DOIs
出版狀態Published - 2020

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 物理治療、運動療法和康復
  • 復健
  • 老年學
  • 老年病學和老年學

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