What is dynapenia?

BC Clark, TM Manini - Nutrition, 2012 - Elsevier
Dynapenia (pronounced dahy-nuh-pē-nē-a, Greek translation for poverty of strength, power,
or force) is the age-associated loss of muscle strength that is not caused by neurologic or …

Not all brains are created equal: the relevance of individual differences in responsiveness to transcranial electrical stimulation

B Krause, R Cohen Kadosh - Frontiers in systems neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
A current issue in the research of augmentation of brain functions using transcranial
electrical stimulation (tES) is the diversity and inconsistency in outcome results. Similar …

Dynapenia and aging: an update

TM Manini, BC Clark - Journals of Gerontology Series A …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In 2008, we published an article arguing that the age-related loss of muscle strength is only
partially explained by the reduction in muscle mass and that other physiologic factors …

[HTML][HTML] Beta oscillations reflect changes in motor cortex inhibition in healthy ageing

HE Rossiter, EM Davis, EV Clark, MH Boudrias… - Neuroimage, 2014 - Elsevier
Beta oscillations are involved in movement and have previously been linked to levels of the
inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA. We examined changes in beta oscillations during rest and …

Blepharospasm 40 years later

G Defazio, M Hallett, HA Jinnah, A Conte… - Movement …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Forty years ago, CD Marsden proposed that blepharospasm should be considered a form of
adult‐onset focal dystonia. In the present paper, we provide a comprehensive overview of …

Age-related changes in motor cortical properties and voluntary activation of skeletal muscle

B C. Clark, J L. Taylor - Current aging science, 2011 - benthamdirect.com
Aging is associated with dramatic reductions in muscle strength and motor control, and
many of these agerelated changes in muscle function result from adaptations in the central …

Older adults exhibit more intracortical inhibition and less intracortical facilitation than young adults

M McGinley, RL Hoffman, DW Russ, JS Thomas… - Experimental …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Aging results in decreased neuromuscular function, which is likely
associated with neurologic alterations. At present little is known regarding age-related …

Aging and motor inhibition: a converging perspective provided by brain stimulation and imaging approaches

O Levin, H Fujiyama, MP Boisgontier… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
The ability to inhibit actions, one of the hallmarks of human motor control, appears to decline
with advancing age. Evidence for a link between changes in inhibitory functions and poor …

The aging motor system as a model for plastic changes of GABA-mediated intracortical inhibition and their behavioral relevance

KF Heise, M Zimerman, J Hoppe, C Gerloff… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Since GABAA-mediated intracortical inhibition has been shown to underlie plastic changes
throughout the lifespan from development to aging, here, the aging motor system was used …

The influence of a single bout of aerobic exercise on short-interval intracortical excitability

AE Smith, MR Goldsworthy, T Garside… - Experimental brain …, 2014 - Springer
Regular physical activity can have positive effects on brain function and plasticity. Indeed,
there is some limited evidence that even a single bout of exercise may promote plasticity …