Age-Related Effects on Cognitive-Locomotor Dual-Task Abilities in Activities Representative of Daily Life Among Young Seniors.
Objective: This study examined whether dual-task (DT) cognitive-locomotor interferences are present among young seniors (55–75 years) simultaneously performing a locomotor and a cognitive task of varying levels of complexity while ambulating in a virtual community environment. Method: To assess DT a...
| Publicado en: | Perceptual & Motor Skills Vol. 132; no. 5; pp. 1046 - 1066 |
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