Regulation of locomotor pointing across the lifespan: Investigating age-related influences on perceptual-motor coupling.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The regulation of one's step length by placing one's foot at a specific position within gait, otherwise known as 'locomotor pointing', is well understood in walking and running gait. The current study was the first to broaden this understanding to a larger cohort and to describe the influence of age on the regulation of locomotor pointing when walking up to and stepping onto a curb-like platform.

Methods

Younger (n = 17, mean age: 25.35 years, range: 19-33) and older adults (n = 105, mean age: 71.49 years, range: 61-86) participated in a walking experiment, requiring them to approach and step onto a curb-like platform. Linear mixed effects modeling was used to study the main outcome variables: onset of regulation, the regulation strategy and the strength of perc

SUBMITTER: van Andel S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6053146 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature