Prefrontal cortical activation measured by fNIRS during walking: effects of age, disease and secondary task.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cognitive processes are required during walking to appropriately respond to environmental and task demands. There are now many studies that have used functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) to record brain activation to investigate neural bases of cognitive contributions in gait. The aim of this systematic review was to summarize the published research regarding Prefrontal cortical (PFC) activation patterns during simple and complex walking tasks in young adults, older adults and clinical groups with balance disorders using fNIRS. Our secondary aim was to evaluate each included study based on methodological reporting criteria important for good data quality.

Methods

We conducted searches in June 2018 using four databases: Embase, PubMed, Scopus and PsycINFO.

SUBMITTER: Pelicioni PHS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6501770 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature