Multiple Object Tracking While Walking: Similarities and Differences Between Young, Young-Old, and Old-Old Adults

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 840-849

  Pothier, Kristell ^a,b,c,d   Benguigui, Nicolas ^b,e   Kulpa, Richard ^f   Chavoix, Chantal ^a,b,c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NORMANDIE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^d CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e NORMANDIE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Dual task; Gait; Multiple object tracking; Visuospatial ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946567160     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu047     Document Type: Article

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