Young adults who improve performance during dual-task walking show more flexible reallocation of cognitive resources: a mobile brain-body imaging (MoBI) study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In young adults, pairing a cognitive task with walking can have different effects on gait and cognitive task performance. In some cases, performance clearly declines whereas in others compensatory mechanisms maintain performance. This study investigates the preliminary finding of behavioral improvement in Go/NoGo response inhibition task performance during walking compared with sitting, which was observed at the piloting stage.

Materials and methods

Mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI) was used to record electroencephalographic (EEG) activity, 3-dimensional (3D) gait kinematics and behavioral responses in the cognitive task, during sitting or walking on a treadmill.

Results

In a cohort of 26 young adults, 14 participants improved in measures of cognitive task

SUBMITTER: Patelaki E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10016048 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature