title: Can noninvasive brain stimulation enhance function in the ageing brain?
abstract: Advancing age is associated with cognitive and motor performance deficits and a reduced capacity for plasticity. Zimerman and colleagues (Zimerman M, Nitsch M, Giraux P, Gerloff C, Cohen LG, Hummel FC. Ann Neurol 73: 10-15, 2013) have recently shown that noninvasive brain stimulation can enhance behavioral improvements following training on a motor sequence task in older adults. The work is of high clinical importance given the rapidly growing ageing population and the accompanying costs to health systems globally.
authors.affiliation: The Robinson Institute, School of Pediatrics and Reproductive Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Ann-Maree
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Vallence
authors.forename: Mitchell R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Goldsworthy
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009044:Motor Cortex / Q000502:physiology*; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D050781:Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
keywords: ageing; consolidation; noninvasive brain stimulation; skill acquisition