Attentional mechanisms contributing to balance constraints during gait: The effects of balance impairments

Brain Research

Volumn 1248, Issue , 2009, Pages 59-67

  Siu, Ka Chun ^a,b   Chou, Li Shan ^a   Mayr, Ulrich ^a   van Donkelaar, Paul ^a   Woollacott, Marjorie H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attention; Gait

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAIT; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POSTURAL BALANCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SENSATION DISORDERS; WALKING;

EID: 57649162582     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.10.078     Document Type: Article

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