Cognitive-motor interference during goal-directed upper-limb movements.

ABSTRACT: Research and clinical practice have focused on effects of a cognitive dual-task on highly automated motor tasks such as walking or maintaining balance. Despite potential importance for daily life performance, there are only a few small studies on dual-task effects on upper-limb motor control. We therefore developed a protocol for assessing cognitive-motor interference (CMI) during upper-limb motor control and used it to evaluate dual-task effects in 57 healthy individuals and two highly prevalent neurological disorders associated with deficits of cognitive and motor processing (57 patients with Parkinson's disease [PD], 57 stroke patients). Performance was evaluated in cognitive and motor domains under single- and dual-task conditions. Patterns of CMI were explored to evaluate overall atte

SUBMITTER: Bank PJM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6282826 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature