Enhancing memory of stair height by the motor experience of stepping

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 223, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 405-414

  Shinya, Masahiro ^a   Popescu, Adrian ^a   Marchak, Caitlin ^a   Maraj, Brian ^a   Pearson, Keir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action experience; Stair walking; Stepping; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEIGHT; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; WALKING;

COGNITION; FEMALE; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOVEMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TOES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871310031     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-012-3269-3     Document Type: Article

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