Effects of attentional focus on postural sway in children and adults

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 185, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 341-345

  Olivier, Isabelle ^a   Palluel, Estelle ^a   Nougier, Vincent ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

Attention; Development; Posture; Stability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MOVEMENT; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 39149129639     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1271-6     Document Type: Article

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