Sensorimotor-cognitive couplings in the context of assistive spatial navigation for older adults

GeroPsych: The Journal of Gerontopsychology and Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-77

  Schellenbach, Michael ^a,b   Lövdén, Martin ^a,c   Verrel, Julius ^a   Krüger, Antonio ^b   Lindenberger, Ulman ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

aging; assistive technology; sensorimotor functioning; spatial navigation; technology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BODY MOVEMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78649948351     PISSN: 16629647     EISSN: 1662971X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1662-9647/a000010     Document Type: Article

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