Intraindividual variability in neural activity in the prefrontal cortex during active walking in older adults.

ABSTRACT: Intraindividual variability in gait and cognitive performance is distinct from central-tendency measures and associated with clinical outcomes in aging. Knowledge concerning intraindividual variability in neural activity, however, has been relatively scarce, and no research to date has reported on such variability during active walking. The current study addressed this major gap in knowledge. Participants were community-residing older adults (n = 394; mean age = 76.29 ± 6.65 years; %female = 55). Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to measure oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2) in the prefrontal cortex under three experimental conditions: single-task-walk, single-task-alpha (cognitive task), and dual-task-walk, which required the participants to perform the two single ta

SUBMITTER: Holtzer R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7768790 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature