Inhibitory processes relate differently to balance/reaction time dual tasks in young and older adults

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-18

  Mendelson, David N ^a   Redfern, Mark S ^a,b   Nebes, Robert D ^a   Richard Jennings, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Balance; Dual task; Inhibition; Posturography

Indexed keywords

EID: 73649142390     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580902914040     Document Type: Article

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