Physiological complexity and system adaptability: Evidence from postural control dynamics of older adults

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 109, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1786-1791

  Manor, Brad ^a   Costa, Madalena D ^c,d   Kun, Hu ^a,e   Newton, Elizabeth ^c   Starobinets, Olga ^c   Hyun, Gu Kang ^c   Peng, C K ^b   Novak, Vera ^a   Lipsitz, Lewis A ^a,c  

^a Divisions of Gerontology   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hebrew Senior Life   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual tasking; Posture; Somatosensation; Vision

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGE; AGED; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; COGNITION; FALLING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSATION; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER; TIME; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; BIOMECHANICS; COGNITION; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURAL BALANCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSATION; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 78651326427     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00390.2010     Document Type: Article

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