Motor-equivalent covariation stabilizes step parameters and center of mass position during treadmill walking

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 207, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 13-26

  Verrel, Julius ^a   Lövdén, Martin ^a,b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Covariation by randomization; Equilibrium; Gait variability; Movement coordination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOOT; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MASS; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; WALKING;

EID: 78149313473     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-010-2424-y     Document Type: Article

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