Difficult memory task during postural tasks of various difficulties in young and older people: A pilot study

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 119, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1158-1165

  Simoneau, Emilie M ^a,b   Billot, Maxime ^a,b   Martin, Alain ^a,b   Perennou, Dominic ^b,c   Van Hoecke, Jacques ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c DIJON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Ankle joint muscles; Attention; Dual task paradigm; EMG activity; Postural stability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANKLE JOINT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 41449106666     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinph.2008.01.020     Document Type: Article

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