Effects of gait and cognitive task difficulty on cognitive-motor interference in aging

Journal of Aging Research

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Plummer D'Amato, Prudence ^a   Brancato, Briana ^a   Dantowitz, Mallory ^a   Birken, Stephanie ^a   Bonke, Christina ^a   Furey, Erin ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLOCK TASK; COGNITION; COGNITIVE MOTOR INTERFERENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROOP TEST; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 84870216765     PISSN: 20902204     EISSN: 20902212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/583894     Document Type: Article

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