Motor imagery: The relation between age and imagery capacity

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• 作者：Th. Mulder ; J.B.H. Hochstenbach ; M.J.G. van Heuvelen ; A.R. den Otter
• 关键词：Mental practice ; Motor imagery ; Age ; Rehabilitation
• 刊名：Human Movement Science
• 出版年：2007
• 出版时间：April 2007
• 年：2007
• 卷：26
• 期：2
• 页码：203-211
• 全文大小：205 K

文摘

The imagination of motor actions forms not only a theoretical challenge for cognitive neuroscience but may also be seen as a novel therapeutic tool in neurological rehabilitation, in that it can be used for relearning motor control after damage to the motor system. However, since the majority of rehabilitation patients consist of older individuals it is relevant to know whether the capacity of mental imaging is compromised by age. Scores on the vividness of movement imagery questionnaire were obtained for 333 participants, divided in three age groups. Results showed that elderly participants were slightly worse in motor imagery capacity than younger participants, particularly in relation to motor imagery from an internal (first person) perspective. Furthermore, a possible relation between the level of physical activities and motor imagery capacity is discussed.