Authors: Selma Papegaaij Stéphane Baudry János Négyesi Wolfgang Taube Tibor Hortobágyi
Publish Date: 2016/03/22
Volume: 116, Issue: 5, Pages: 959-967
Abstract
In a previous study we reported that a shortinterval intracortical inhibition SICI decreases in old but not in young adults when standing on foam vs a rigid surface Here we examined if such an age by task difficulty interaction in motor cortical excitability also occurs in easier standing tasksIn the soleus we found that SICI was lower in unsupported 35 inhibition vs supported 50 standing p = 0007 but similar in young vs old adults p = 0591 In the tibialis anterior SICI was similar between conditions p = 0597 but lower in old 52 vs young 72 adults p = 0030 Age and standing with or without support did not affect the Hoffmann reflex in the soleus
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