The interplay between cognitive and motor functioning in healthy Older adults: Findings from dual-task studies and suggestions for intervention

Gerontology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-246

  Schaefer, Sabine ^a   Schumacher, Vera ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dual tasks; Exercise; Intervention; Motor functioning

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AEROBIC EXERCISE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BRAIN METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR PERFORMANCE; CEREBELLUM; EPISODIC MEMORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FALLING; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL TRAINING; GAIT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL LOAD; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROIMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; RESISTANCE TRAINING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SENESCENCE; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SITTING; STANDING; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING IMPAIRMENT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VERBAL MEMORY; VIRTUAL REALITY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED; WORD LIST RECALL; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGING; COGNITION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79955466088     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322197     Document Type: Article

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