Attenuated motor neuroplasticity after tongue-muscle training in older adults: A proof-of-concept study.
Researchers trained 13 older adults with weak tongue strength to perform daily tongue-lift exercises over 5 days, finding increased tongue pressure and improved brain excitability to the tongue muscle, though the brain's motor map area didn't expand as typically seen in younger people.
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