From Brain to Body: The Impact of Nervous System Declines on Muscle Performance in Aging

• Main Author: Brian C. Clark (auth)
• Other Authors: S. Lee Hong (auth), Timothy D. Law Sr (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Sarcopenia; weakness; Aging; Frailty; Muscle; motor control; dynapenia
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The deterioration of skeletal muscle performance (e.g., declines in muscle strength and motor performance) with advancing age has long been anecdotally recognized as Shakespeare pointed out nearly a half millennium ago in his monologue The Seven Ages of Man, and has been of scientific interest for w...