Task prioritization in aging: Effects of sensory information on concurrent posture and memory performance

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 275-281

  Doumas, Michail ^a   Smolders, Caroline ^a   Krampe, Ralf Th ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aging; Dual task; Posture; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESPAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR CONTROL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; POSTURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 42649092538     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1302-3     Document Type: Article

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