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Walking is more like catching than tapping: gait in the elderly as a complex cognitive task

Experimental Brain Research · 2005 · Vol. 164(4) · pp. 541–548

Jeffrey M. Hausdorff✉(Boston University)Galit Yogev‐Seligmann(Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)Shmuel Springer(Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center)Ely S. SimonNir Giladi(Tel Aviv University)

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Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Motor Control and AdaptationSTRIDETappingFinger tappingPhysical medicine and rehabilitationGaitCognitionPsychologyRhythmTask (project management)Stroop effect

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AgedAgingArmCognitionFemaleGaitHumansLegMalePeriodicityPsychomotor PerformanceWalkingMuscle, Skeletal

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National Center for Research Resources

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