Slipping while counting: gaze-gait interactions during perturbed walking under dual-task conditions.

ABSTRACT: Walking is a complex task. To prevent falls and injuries, gait needs to constantly adjust to the environment. This requires information from various sensory systems; in turn, moving through the environment continuously changes available sensory information. Visual information is available from a distance, and therefore most critical when negotiating difficult terrain. To effectively sample visual information, humans adjust their gaze to the terrain or-in laboratory settings-when facing motor perturbations. During activities of daily living, however, only a fraction of sensory and cognitive resources can be devoted to ensuring safe gait. How do humans deal with challenging walking conditions when they face high cognitive load? Young, healthy participants (N = 24) walked on a treadmill throu

SUBMITTER: Muller C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9985588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature