Age-related modifications in steering behaviour: Effects of base-of-support constraints at the turn point

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Paquette, Maxime R ^a   Fuller, Jason R ^a   Adkin, Allan L ^b   Vallis, Lori Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anticipatory; Coordination; Locomotion; Older adults; Steering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LEG; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; TIME PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 44849129282     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-008-1448-z     Document Type: Article

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