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Open AccessBringing the field into the lab: a novel virtual reality outdoor march simulator for evaluating cognitive and physical performance
Soldiers, athletes, and rescue personnel must often maintain cognitive focus while performing intense, prolonged, and physically demanding activities. The simultaneous activation of cognitive and physical func...
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Open AccessDifferential gait adaptation patterns in Parkinson’s disease – a split belt treadmill pilot study
Interventions using split belt treadmills (SBTM) aim to improve gait symmetry (GA) in Parkinson's disease (PD). Comparative effects in conjugated SBTM conditions were not studied systematically despite potenti...
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Studying cognitive-motor interactions using a tablet-based application of the Color Trails Test
The Color Trails Test (CTT) is a pen and paper (P&P) test designed to measure cognitive function. The test consists of two parts that evaluate primarily sustained visual attention (Trails A) and divided attent...
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Open AccessMultimodal immersive trail making-virtual reality paradigm to study cognitive-motor interactions
Neuropsychological tests of executive function have limited real-world predictive and functional relevance. An emerging solution for this limitation is to adapt the tests for implementation in virtual reality ...
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Open AccessPatterns of whole-body muscle activations following vertical perturbations during standing and walking
Falls commonly occur due to losses of balance associated with vertical body movements (e.g. reacting to uneven ground, street curbs). Research, however, has focused on horizontal perturbations, such as forward...
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Open AccessSelf-selected gait speed - over ground versus self-paced treadmill walking, a solution for a paradox
The study of gait at self-selected speed is important. Traditional gait laboratories being relatively limited in space provide insufficient path length, while treadmill (TM) walking compromises natural gait by...
