Electrical Brain Activity during Human Walking with Parametric Variations in Terrain Unevenness and Walking Speed.

ABSTRACT: Mobile brain imaging with high-density electroencephalography (EEG) can provide insight into the cortical processes involved in complex human walking tasks. While uneven terrain is common in the natural environment and poses challenges to human balance control, there is limited understanding of the supraspinal processes involved with traversing uneven terrain. The primary objective of this study was to quantify electrocortical activity related to parametric variations in terrain unevenness for neurotypical young adults. We used high-density EEG to measure brain activity when thirty-two young adults walked on a novel custom-made uneven terrain treadmill surface with four levels of difficulty at a walking speed tailored to each participant. We identified multiple brain regions associated wit

SUBMITTER: Liu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10418077 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature