Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 200.e1-200.e10 , January 2012

Normal aging reduces motor synergies in manual pointing

  • Julius Verrel

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany. Tel.: +49 30 82406 410; fax: +49 30 8249939
    • ,
  • Martin Lövdén

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Berlin, Germany
    • Department of Psychology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
    • ,
  • Ulman Lindenberger

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Center for Lifespan Psychology, Berlin, Germany

Received 4 March 2010 ,Revised 14 June 2010 ,Accepted 5 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2010.07.006

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 200.e1-200.e10 , January 2012

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