Gait control: A specific subdomain of executive function?

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Beauchet, Olivier ^a,b   Annweiler, Cédric ^a,b,c   Montero Odasso, Manuel ^c   Fantino, Bruno ^a,b   Herrmann, François R ^d   Allali, Gilles ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ANGERS   (France)

^b ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aging research; Cognition; Executive functions; Gait disorders; Motor impairment; Normal aging

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84856788260     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-9-12     Document Type: Article

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