Does Inability to Allocate Attention Contribute to Balance Constraints During Gait in Older Adults?
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Cortical Function, Postural Control, and Gait Does Inability to Allocate Attention Contribute to Balance Constraints During Gait in Older Adults?
Results. Using an attentional allocation index (AAI) to compare performance of healthy young and older adults and to measure the flexibility of allocation of attention, results showed a tendency in older adults toward a decreased ability to flexibly allocate their attention between the two tasks, with small AAI values. The decreased ability to allocate attention in older adults was found to be ...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1079-5006,1758-535X
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/63.12.1364