Two-handed movements require more neural effort as people grow older

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Two-handed movements require more neural effort as people grow older

by National Research University Higher School of Economics

Illustration of the experiment. The subjects' arms were placed under a transparent table. Images of arm movements were projected onto the table for the subjects to copy. Credit: Shih P., Steele C. J., Nikulin V. et al.

A team of researchers from Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (Leipzig) has discovered that the age-related decline in bilateral anti-phase movement is linked to differences in alpha and beta neural activity. Among the researchers was Vadim Nikulin, Leading Research Fellow of the Centre for Cognition & Decision Making at HSE University.