Dual-task practice enhances motor learning: A preliminary investigation

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-210

  Goh, Hui Ting ^a,b   Sullivan, Katherine J ^a   Gordon, James ^a   Wulf, Gabriele ^c   Winstein, Carolee J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dual task; Interference; Resource; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MOVEMENT; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867744035     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3206-5     Document Type: Article

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