Cognitive structure, flexibility, and plasticity in human multitasking—An integrative review of dual-task and task-switching research.

I Koch, E Poljac, H Müller, A Kiesel - Psychological bulletin, 2018‏ - psycnet.apa.org
Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

Age‐related deficits of dual‐task walking: A review

R Beurskens, O Bock - Neural plasticity, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes our present knowledge about elderly people′ s problems with
walking. We highlight the plastic changes in the brain that allow a partial compensation of …

Do we always prioritize balance when walking? Towards an integrated model of task prioritization

G Yogev‐Seligmann, JM Hausdorff… - Movement …, 2012‏ - Wiley Online Library
Previous studies suggest that strategies such as “posture first” are implicitly employed to
regulate safety when healthy adults walk while simultaneously performing another task …

The ecological approach to cognitive–motor dual-tasking: findings on the effects of expertise and age

S Schaefer - Frontiers in psychology, 2014‏ - frontiersin.org
The underlying assumption of studies on cognitive–motor dual-tasking is that resources are
limited, and when they have to be shared between a cognitive and a motor task …

Changes in standing and walking performance under dual-task conditions across the lifespan

J Ruffieux, M Keller, B Lauber, W Taube - Sports Medicine, 2015‏ - Springer
Simultaneous performance of a postural and a concurrent task is rather unproblematic as
long as the postural task is executed in an automatic way. However, in situations where …

Cognitive-motor interference during fine and gross motor tasks in children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

N Schott, I El-Rajab, T Klotzbier - Research in developmental disabilities, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Background While typically develo** children produce relatively automatized postural
control processes, children with DCD seem to exhibit an automatization deficit. Dual tasks …

Analysis of dual-task elderly gait in fallers and non-fallers using wearable sensors

J Howcroft, J Kofman, ED Lemaire, WE McIlroy - Journal of biomechanics, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Dual-task (DT) gait involves walking while simultaneously performing an attention-
demanding task and can be used to identify impaired gait or executive function in older …

[HTML][HTML] Does the walking task matter? Influence of different walking conditions on dual-task performances in young and older persons

R Beurskens, O Bock - Human movement science, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Previous literature suggests that age-related deficits of dual-task walking are particularly
pronounced with second tasks that require continuous visual processing. Here we evaluate …

The developmental dynamics of gait maturation with a focus on spatiotemporal measures

CM Kraan, AHJ Tan, KM Cornish - Gait & posture, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Gait analysis is recognised as a powerful clinical tool for studying relationships between
motor control and brain function. By drawing on the literature investigating gait in individuals …

Aging effects on prefrontal cortex oxygenation in a posture-cognition dual-task: an fNIRS pilot study

U Marusic, W Taube, SA Morrison, L Biasutti… - European Review of …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background The aging process alters upright posture and locomotion control from an
automatically processed to a more cortically controlled one. The present study investigated a …