Effect of competing attentional demands on perturbation-evoked stepping reactions and associated gaze behavior in young and older adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1370-1379

  Zettel, John L ^a,b,c,g   McIlroy, William E ^a,e,f   Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c,d,f  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^f TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Environmental constraints; Eye movements; Postural control; Stepping; Triggered reactions; Vision; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; FOOT; GAZE; GERIATRIC CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

EID: 62149143666     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.12.1370     Document Type: Article

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