Ageing effects on the attention demands of walking

Human Movement Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 961-972

  Sparrow, W A ^a   Bradshaw, Elizabeth J ^b   Lamoureux, Ecosse ^c   Tirosh, Oren ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Auckland University of Technology High Performance Sport New Zealand   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageing; Attention; Perceptual motor coordination; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN; REACTION TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VISUAL STIMULATION; WALKING; HEARING; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; WALKING;

EID: 0038475819     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9457(02)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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