Mobile electroencephalography captures differences of walking over even and uneven terrain but not of single and dual-task gait.

ABSTRACT: Walking on natural terrain while performing a dual-task, such as typing on a smartphone is a common behavior. Since dual-tasking and terrain change gait characteristics, it is of interest to understand how altered gait is reflected by changes in gait-associated neural signatures. A study was performed with 64-channel electroencephalography (EEG) of healthy volunteers, which was recorded while they walked over uneven and even terrain outdoors with and without performing a concurrent task (self-paced button pressing with both thumbs). Data from n = 19 participants (M = 24 years, 13 females) were analyzed regarding gait-phase related power modulations (GPM) and gait performance (stride time and stride time-variability). GPMs changed significantly with terrain, but not with the task. De

SUBMITTER: Jacobsen NSJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9582531 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature