Measuring treatment effects on dual-task performance: A framework for research and clinical practice

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue APR, 2015, Pages

  Plummer, Prudence ^a   Eskes, Gail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention allocation; Capacity sharing; Cognition; Cognitive motor interference; Gait rehabilitation; Physical therapy; Task prioritization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAPACITY SHARING MODEL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DISEASES; DUAL TASK INTERFERENCE; GAIT; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL OF TASK PRIORITIZATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; REHABILITATION CARE; SERIAL BOTTLENECK MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 84933677946     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16625161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00225     Document Type: Article

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