Gait capacity affects cortical activation patterns related to speed control in the elderly

• Published in: Experimental brain research Vol. 193; no. 3; pp. 445 - 454
• Main Authors: Harada, Taeko, Miyai, Ichiro, Suzuki, Mitsuo, Kubota, Kisou
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Berlin/Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag 01.03.2009; Springer-Verlag; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Age; Alzheimer's disease; Analysis of Variance; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Blood Pressure; Brain research; Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases; Dementia; Exercise Test; Female; Fitness equipment; Frontal Lobe - physiology; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gait; Heart Rate; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Motor control and motor pathways. Reflexes. Control centers of vegetative functions. Vestibular system and equilibration; Neurology; Neurosciences; Parietal Lobe - physiology; Research Article; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared; Spectrum analysis; Vertebrates: nervous system and sense organs; Walking; Walking - physiology; Workloads; Japan; Aging; Gait speed; Cortical activation; Frontal cortex; Functional near-infrared spectroscopy; Human; Nervous system diseases; Load; Supplementary motor area; Gait; Alzheimer disease; Central nervous system; Prefrontal cortex; Cerebral disorder; Encephalon; Locomotion; Walking; Central nervous system disease; Sensorimotor cortex; Degenerative disease

Functional decline in locomotion is common among the elderly, and the prevalence of gait disorders increases with age. Recently, increasing interest has been focused on the influence of age-related decline in brain function and neurological disorders such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease on...