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Effects of Age on Dual-Task Walking While Listening

Author(s): Victoria Nieborowska

This study examined the effects of age on single- and dual-task listening and walking during virtual street crossing. Seventeen younger and 12 older adults participated. In each listening trial, three sentences were presented simultaneously from separate lo...

Article GUID: 30239280
Title:Effects of Age on Dual-Task Walking While Listening
Authors:Victoria Nieborowska
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30239280/
DOI:10.1080/00222895.2018.1498318
Category:J Mot Behav
PMID:30239280
Dept Affiliation: PERFORM
1 a Department of Psychology , Concordia University , Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
2 b Centre for Research in Human Development , Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
3 c PERFORM Centre , Concordia University , Montreal , Quebec , Canada .
4 d Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education , Wilfrid Laurier University , Waterloo , Ontario , Canada .
5 e Toronto Rehabilitation Institute , University Health Network , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
6 f Department of Psychology , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
7 g Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy , University of Toronto , Toronto , Ontario , Canada.

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This study examined the effects of age on single- and dual-task listening and walking during virtual street crossing. Seventeen younger and 12 older adults participated. In each listening trial, three sentences were presented simultaneously from separate locations. Participants were instructed to report the target sentence. Predictability of the target sentence location was varied. Treadmill walking was measured using motion analysis. Measures included word recognition accuracy, head and trunk...