Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10432226 | Journal of Biomechanics | 2012 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
In H1-3 the young participants significantly increased the MoS at touchdown of the disturbed leg compared to baseline. The magnitude and the rate of these after-effects were unaffected by the dual task condition. The old participants presented a trend to after-effects (i.e., increase of MoS) in H3 but only under the dual task condition.In conclusion, the additional cognitive demand did not compromise predictive motor control during disturbed walking in the young and old participants. In contrast to the control group, the old dual task group featured a trend to predictive motor adjustments, which may be a result of a higher state of attention or arousal due to the dual task paradigm.
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Authors
Sebastian Bohm, Falk Mersmann, Stefanie Bierbaum, Ralf Dietrich, Adamantios Arampatzis,