How performing a mental arithmetic task modify the regulation of centre of foot pressure displacements during bipedal quiet standing

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 130-134

  Vuillerme, Nicolas ^a,b   Vincent, Hervé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b Institut des Mathématiques Appliquées de Grenoble   (France)

Author keywords

Centre of foot pressure; Mental task; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR POSTERIOR AXIS; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FOOT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT PRESSURE; MENTAL TASK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STABILOGRAPHY; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PRESSURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 33344456244     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-005-0124-9     Document Type: Article

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