Figure 3:

There were parallel age related declines in somatosensory cortical activity between controls (blue) and individuals with CP (red). Inspection of linear regression models fit to the log transformed data of the respective groups conveyed that the slopes were relatively similar between the respective groups, but the intercept was shifted downward for the individuals with CP. The shifted intercept reflects the weaker somatosensory cortical activity seen in the individuals with CP across the examined age range. Inspection of the respective models indicates that the youth with CP exhibited somatosensory cortical activity that was similar to much older controls. This suggests that some of those with CP exhibit accelerated aging in the somatosensory system.