Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , January 2007

Elderly show decreased adjustments of motor synergies in preparation to action

Received 15 February 2006 ,Accepted 22 August 2006.

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☆ The study was in part supported by NIH Grants AG-018751, NS-035032, AR-048563, and M01 RR-10732.

PII: S0268-0033(06)00162-8

doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2006.08.005

Clinical Biomechanics
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 44-51 , January 2007

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