Cognitive load affects postural control in children

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 375-385

  Schmid, Maurizio ^a   Conforto, Silvia ^a   Lopez, Luisa ^b   D'Alessio, Tommaso ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Balance; Children; Development; Dual task; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPECTRUM; STABILOGRAPHY;

ATTENTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 34248144837     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-006-0795-x     Document Type: Article

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