Dual-task designs have been used widely to study the degree of automatic and controlled
processing involved in postural stability of young and older adults. However, several …

This paper reviews the literature on balance and cognitive function in normal aging. The first
part provides a general background of dual tasking (postural performance under a …

Postural control in everyday life is generally accompanied by posture-unrelated cognitive
activity. Thus, mild forms of dual-tasking postural control are the norm rather than the …

The traditionally separate researches on cognitive functions and basic coordinations such
as stance and locomotion are coming together in the study of posture-cognition dual-tasking …

Simultaneous performance of a postural and a concurrent task is rather unproblematic as
long as the postural task is executed in an automatic way. However, in situations where …

Background. Cognition influences gait and balance in elderly people. Executive functions
seem to play a key role in this mechanism. Previous studies used only a single test to probe …

Background and Purpose—White matter lesions (WMLs) are common findings on
neuroimaging in older people. This review systematically evaluates the published literature …

Postural stability becomes compromised with advancing age, but the neural mechanisms
contributing to instability have not been fully explicated. Accordingly, this quantitative …

Background: Postural control improvements in external focus and cognitive task conditions
are thought to occur because directing attention away from postural control allows greater …

This paper focused on the relationship between trunk stiffness and postural control during
unstable seated balancing. We hypothesized that an increase in trunk stiffness would …