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Brain Sci. 2012, 2, 634-648; doi:10.3390/brainsci2040634 OPEN ACCESS brain sciences ISSN 2076-3425 /journal/brainsci/ Article Aging, Aerobic Activity and Interhemispheric Communication Keith M. McGregor 1,2*, Kenneth M. Heilman 3,4, Joe R. Nocera 1,2, Carolynn Patten 3,5, Todd M. Manini 6, Bruce Crosson 1,2 and Andrew J. Butler 1,7 1 Atlanta Rehabilitation Research and Development Center of Excellence, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Decatur, GA 30033, USA; E-Mails: joenocera@ (J.R.N.); bruce.crosson@ (B.C.); andrewbutler@ (A.J.B.) 2 Department of Neurology, Emory University, Decatur, GA 30033, USA 3 Department of Veteran’s Affairs Brain Rehabilitation and Research Center, Gainesville, FL 32609, USA; E-Mails: heilman@ (K.M.H.); patten@ (C.P.) 4 Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 5 Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA 6 Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; E-Mail: tmanini@ 7 Department of Physical Therapy, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: keith.mcgregor@; Tel.: +1-404-321-6111 (ext. 6975); Fax: +1-404-728-4837. Received: 27 September 2012; in revised form: 2 November 2012 / Accepted: 13 November 2012 / Published: 16 November 2012 Abstract: Recent studies have shown that during unimanual motor tasks, aging adults show bilateral recruitment of primary motor cortex (M1), while younger adults s