Dual-task effects of walking-speed on inhibitory control and decision-making under risk.

ABSTRACT: The effect of simultaneously performing two tasks (dual-task effects, DTEs) has been extensively studied, mainly focusing on the combination of cognitive and motor tasks. Given their potentially detrimental impact on real-life activities, the impact of DTEs has been investigated in both healthy individuals and patients. In this Registered Report, we aimed to replicate previous DTEs when a task requiring executive-inhibitory skills is involved while also expanding the evidence on basic facets of decision-making. We recruited 50 healthy young participants who performed a stop-signal task and two gambling tasks (loss-aversion and risk-aversion) while sitting and while walking at three treadmill speeds (normal, slow and fast). We report a significant difference in performance during single-tas

SUBMITTER: Maiocchi C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12015226 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature