Effects of optic flow speed and lateral flow asymmetry on locomotion in younger and older adults: A virtual reality study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 222-231

  Chou, Ying Hui ^a,b   Wagenaar, Robert C ^a   Saltzman, Elliot ^a   Giphart, J Erik ^a   Young, Daniel ^a   Davidsdottir, Rosa ^a   Cronin Golomb, Alice ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heading direction; Interlimb coordination; Locomotion; Optic flow speed; Virtual reality; Visual dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISION; WALKING SPEED; ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPTH PERCEPTION; KINESTHESIA; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; BIOMECHANICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISION DISPARITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64149099880     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbp003     Document Type: Article

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