Dual task performance in a healthy young adult population: Results from a symmetric manipulation of task complexity and articulation

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 346-348

  Armieri, Albert ^a   Holmes, Jeffrey D ^a   Spaulding, Sandi J ^a   Jenkins, Mary E ^b   Johnson, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Articulation; Complexity; Dual tasking; Gait; Spatiotemporal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58549119116     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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