Contextual Interference Can Facilitate Motor Learning in Older Adults and in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease

Journal of Motor Behavior

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 509-518

  Sidaway, Ben ^a   Ala, Bradley ^b   Baughman, Katherine ^c   Glidden, Joshua ^d   Cowie, Stephanie ^e   Peabody, Ashley ^f   Roundy, Darren ^e   Spaulding, Jennie ^g   Stephens, Rebecca ^h   Wright, David L ⁱ  

^a HUSSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aroostook Medical Center   (United States)

^c Physical Therapy   (United States)

^d Physical Therapy   (United States)

^e Physical Therapy   (United States)

^f Physical Therapy   (United States)

^g Physical Therapy   (United States)

^h Physical Therapy   (United States)

ⁱ TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contextual interference; motor learning; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; LEARNING; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84976303008     PISSN: 00222895     EISSN: 19401027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2016.1152221     Document Type: Article

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