Decreasing internal focus of attention improves postural control during quiet standing in young healthy adults

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 634-643

  Nafati, Gilel ^a   Vuillerme, Nicolas ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Attentional focus; Cognitive activity; Constrained action hypothesis; Postural control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83255187458     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599800     Document Type: Article

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