Grasping the changes seen in older adults when reaching for objects of varied texture.

Old age is associated with reduced mobility of the hand. To investigate age related decline when reaching-to-lift an object we used sophisticated kinematic apparatus to record reaches carried out by healthy older and younger participants. Three objects of different widths were placed at three differ...

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Main Authors: Raymond J Holt, Alexis S Lefevre, Ian J Flatters, Pete Culmer, Richard M Wilkie, Brian W Henson, Geoff P Bingham, Mark Mon-Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3729566?pdf=render