ArticleCerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)2023
Early motor skill acquisition in healthy older adults: brain correlates of the learning process.
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- Motor Learning in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.Neuropsychology review · 2026Pooled it
- Oscillatory dynamics of motor learning across adulthood life span: a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Acute pain impairs locomotor learning and retention in older adults.The journal of pain · 2026Article
- Examining the Role of Fear of Falling on Gait Parameters and Short-Term Gait Adaptation in Older Adults.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- FRONTAL AND PARIETAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO PROPRIOCEPTION AND MOTOR SKILL LEARNING.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Differential modulation of movement speed with state-dependent deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease.Science advances · 2025Article
- Modulation of primary motor cortex after experimentally induced and use-dependent plasticity in young and older adults.Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Effect of Practice of Physical Activity and Satisfaction with Health Status on Older Adults' Perceived Motor Competence.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Impact of spindle-inspired transcranial alternating current stimulation during a nap on sleep-dependent motor memory consolidation in healthy older adults.Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society · 2025Article
- EEG connectivity and BDNF correlates of fast motor learning in laparoscopic surgery.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- High-intensity acute exercise impacts motor learning in healthy older adults.NPJ science of learning · 2024Article
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Abstract
Motor skill learning is a crucial process at all ages. However, healthy aging is often accompanied by a reduction in motor learning capabilities. This study characterized the brain dynamics of healthy older adults during motor skill acquisition and identified brain regions associated with changes in different components of performance. Forty-three subjects participated in a functional magnetic resonance imaging study during which they learned a sequential grip force modulation task. We evaluated the continuous changes in brain activation during practice as well as the continuous performance-related changes in brain activation. Practice of the motor skill was accompanied by increased activation in secondary motor and associative areas. In contrast, visual and frontal areas were less recruited as task execution progressed. Subjects showed significant improvements on the motor skill. While faster execution relied on parietal areas and was inversely associated with frontal activation, accuracy was related to activation in primary and secondary motor areas. Better performance was achieved by the contribution of parietal regions responsible for efficient visuomotor processing and cortical motor regions involved in the correct action selection. The results add to the understanding of online motor learning in healthy older adults, showing complementary roles of specific networks for implementing changes in precision and speed.
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