How about running on Mars? Influence of sensorimotor coherence on running and spatial perception in simulated reduced gravity.

ABSTRACT: Motor control, including locomotion, strongly depends on the gravitational field. Recent developments such as lower-body positive pressure treadmills (LBPPT) have enabled studies on Earth about the effects of reduced body weight (BW) on walking and running, up to 60% BW. The present experiment was set up to further investigate adaptations to a more naturalistic simulated hypogravity, mimicking a Martian environment with additional visual information during running sessions on LBPPT. Twenty-nine participants performed three sessions of four successive five-min runs at preferred speed, alternating Earth- or simulated Mars-like gravity (100% vs. 38% BW). They were displayed visual scenes using a virtual reality headset to assess the effects of coherent visual flow while running. Running perfo

SUBMITTER: Keime M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10433163 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature