Divergent effects of cognitive load on quiet stance and task-linked postural coordination

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 323-328

  Mitra, Suvobrata ^a   Knight, Alec ^a   Munn, Alexandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive load; Posture control; Quiet stance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; ORIENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; ORIENTATION; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION DISPARITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880996587     PISSN: 00961523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030588     Document Type: Article

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