Gait adaptation during obstacle crossing reveals impairments in the visual control of locomotion in Williams syndrome

Neuroscience

Volumn 197, Issue , 2011, Pages 320-329

  Hocking, D R ^a   Rinehart, N J ^a   McGinley, J L ^b   Galna, B ^c   Moss, S A ^a   Bradshaw, J L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebellum; Dorsal stream; Feedforward control; Gait; Obstacle crossing; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WALKING; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82855161315     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.08.075     Document Type: Article

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