Effects of different virtual reality technology driven dual-tasking paradigms on posture and saccadic eye movements in healthy older adults.

ABSTRACT: Postural sway and eye movements are potential biomarkers for dementia screening. Assessing the two movements comprehensively could improve the understanding of complicated syndrome for more accurate screening. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the effects of comprehensive assessment in healthy older adults (OA), using a novel concurrent comprehensive assessment system consisting of stabilometer and virtual reality headset. 20 healthy OA (70.4 ± 4.9 years) were recruited. Using a cross-sectional study design, this study investigated the effects of various dual-tasking paradigms with integrated tasks of visuospatial memory (VM), spatial orientation (SO), and visual challenge on posture and saccades. Dual-task paradigms with VM and SO affected the saccadic eye movements significantl

SUBMITTER: Imaoka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9613688 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature