Age-related changes in avoidance strategies when negotiating single and multiple obstacles

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 289-299

  Lowrey, Catherine R ^a   Watson, Ashley ^a   Vallis, Lori Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipatory control; Locomotion; Multiple obstacles; Obstacle clearance; Older adults; Segmental coordination; Trunk control; Velocity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GAIT; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548579080     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-007-0986-0     Document Type: Article

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