Journal article
The influence of age on manual asymmetries in movement preparation and execution
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to examine the influence of age on the expression of manual asymmetries in movement preparation and execution and the implication toward the hypothesis of differential hemispheric aging. Young, middle age, and elderly subjects performed a simple pointing task under a precuing paradigm (Rosenbaum, 1980). Although elderly subjects were slower in initiating and completing their movements compared to younger subjects, …
Authors
Chua R; Pollock BJ; Elliott D; Swanson LR; Carnahan H
Journal
Developmental Neuropsychology, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 129–137
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
January 1995
DOI
10.1080/87565649509540608
ISSN
8756-5641