Multiple Object Tracking While Walking: Similarities and Differences Between Young, Young-Old, and Old-Old Adults
Author(s) -
Kristell Pothier,
Nicolas Benguigui,
Richard Kulpa,
Chantal Chavoix
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journals of gerontology series b
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1758-5368
pISSN - 1079-5014
DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbu047
Subject(s) - task (project management) , young adult , cognition , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , age groups , gait , tracking (education) , audiology , developmental psychology , medicine , demography , neuroscience , pedagogy , management , sociology , economics
Walking while simultaneously engaged in another activity becomes more difficult as one grows older. Here, we address the issue of changes in dual-task behavior at different stages of life, particularly in the latter stages.
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