Higher Balance Task Demands are Associated with an Increase in Individual Alpha Peak Frequency.

ABSTRACT: Balance control is fundamental for most daily motor activities, and its impairment is associated with an increased risk of falling. Growing evidence suggests the human cortex is essentially contributing to the control of standing balance. However, the exact mechanisms remain unclear and need further investigation. In a previous study, we introduced a new protocol to identify electrocortical activity associated with performance of different continuous balance tasks with the eyes opened. The aim of this study was to extend our previous results by investigating the individual alpha peak frequency (iAPF), a neurophysiological marker of thalamo-cortical information transmission, which remained unconsidered so far in balance research. Thirty-seven subjects completed nine balance tasks varying in

SUBMITTER: Hulsdunker T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4702132 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature