A substantial corpus of evidence suggests that the cognitive involvement in postural control
and gait increases with aging. A large portion of such studies were based on dual-task …

Although connections between cognitive deficits and age-associated brain differences have
been elucidated, relationships with motor performance are less well understood. Here, we …

Research on the relationship between attention and the control of posture and gait is a new
and expanding area with studies on young adults revealing the role of cognitive factors in …

Relations among age, sensory functioning (ie, visual and auditory acuity), and intelligence
were examined in a heterogeneous, age-stratified sample of old and very old individuals …

Objetivo: describir los beneficios de la actividad física y del ejercicio regular en la población
mayor. Métodos: se realizó una búsqueda en las bases de datos Science Direct, Springer …

The purpose of this perspective article is to describe the use of a physiological profile
approach to falls risk assessment and prevention that has been developed by the Falls and …

Dual-task designs have been used widely to study the degree of automatic and controlled
processing involved in postural stability of young and older adults. However, several …

Cognitive function and the performance of a secondary, dual task may affect certain aspects
of gait, but the relationships between cognitive function and gait are not well understood. To …

Postural control in everyday life is generally accompanied by posture-unrelated cognitive
activity. Thus, mild forms of dual-tasking postural control are the norm rather than the …

Fall injuries are responsible for physical dysfunction, significant disability, and loss of
independence among elderly. Poor postural control is one of the major risk factors for falling …