Can stabilizing features of rapid triggered stepping reactions be modulated to meet environmental constraints?

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 145, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 297-308

  Zettel, John L ^a,b,c   McIlroy, William E ^a,b,c   Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipatory postural adjustments; Obstacle clearance; Postural balance; Stepping; Triggered reactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSITION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECELERATION; ENVIRONMENT; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; WEIGHT BEARING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CUES; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; POSTURE; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 0036324205     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-002-1083-z     Document Type: Article

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