Walking down memory lane: Where walkers look as they descend stairs provides hints about how they control their walking behavior

American Journal of Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 425-430

  Rosenbaum, David A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FALLING; HUMAN; MEMORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VIDEORECORDING; VISION; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; HUMANS; MEMORY; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649133592     PISSN: 00029556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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