Visual-vestibular influences on locomotor adjustments for stepping over an obstacle

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 235-243

  McFadyen, Bradford J ^a,b   Bouyer, Laurent ^a,b   Bent, Leah R ^c   Inglis, J Timothy ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b CENTER FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON REPAIR DISCOVERIES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gait; Locomotion; Obstacle avoidance; Sensorimotor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAIT; GALVANIC VESTIBULAR TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM; WALKING;

ADULT; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; VESTIBULE;

EID: 34247621350     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0784-0     Document Type: Article

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