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Nadkarni NK, Lopez OL, Perera S, Studenski SA, Snitz BE, Erickson KI, Mathis CA, Nebes RD, Redfern M, Klunk WE. Cerebral Amyloid Deposition and Dual-Tasking in Cognitively Normal, Mobility Unimpaired Older Adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2017; 72:431-437. [PMID: 27803098 DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glw211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background We examined relationships between cerebral amyloid-beta (Aβ) and cognitive-gait dual-task performance in 27 cognitively normal, mobility unimpaired elders. Methods We assessed Aβ on Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB)-PET. We measured gait speed separately and while performing working-memory, response-inhibition, motor-sequencing, and phone-dialing tasks. We compared dual-task costs on gait and cognitive performance in high-Aβ (PiB(+)) and low-Aβ (PiB(-)) groups and examined the association between Aβ and dual-task performance decrements. Results PiB(+) (n = 16) were comparable with the PiB(-) (n = 11) individuals on demographics, general cognitive and physical performance, and key brain MRI characteristics. PiB(+) group demonstrated greater dual-task costs on gait speed on all cognitive tasks (p < .05) except on response inhibition. Dual-task costs on cognition were similar between groups. Overall, Aβ was associated with dual-task decrement on gait speed but not on dual-task decrement on cognitive performance. Conclusions Preliminary evidence indicates that cerebral Aβ is associated with gait slowing on dual-tasking in healthy older adults.
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- Neelesh K Nadkarni
- Department of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine).,Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.,Department of Neurology.,Department of Psychiatry, and
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- Department of Medicine (Geriatric Medicine).,Department of Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.,Department of Neurology
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- Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.,Department of Neurology.,Department of Psychiatry, and
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Protzak J, Wiczorek R. On the Influence of Walking on Hazard Detection for Prospective User-Centered Design of an Assistance System for Older Pedestrians. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/icom-2017-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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As older pedestrians are at high risk of being involved in car crashes, an assistance system is currently under development. One of it’s aims is to encourage them to stop walking before looking for traffic. The approach was evaluated in two studies. Age group -young vs. old- and motoric condition -walking vs. standing- served as independent variables in both experiments. Experiment one was conducted in a pedestrian traffic simulation with a traffic related visual hazard detection task with simulated walking. Analysis revealed no age-specific dual-task costs for accuracy and response time. This unexpected result was ascribed to the insufficient operationalization of the walking task, which lacked important aspects of real walking such as requirements of keeping the balance. Therefore, experiment two, comprised real walking but a simple visual task. In the second experiment older participants missed more targets than younger. More important, number of errors increased as a function of motor load only for older participants. Response times were enhanced for older participants and faster for both groups while standing compared to walking. Results are discussed with regard to the development of an assistance systems for older pedestrians and theoretical implications for prospective user-centered experimental design.
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- Janna Protzak
- Junior research group FANS (Pedestrian Assistance System for Older Road User) , 217306 Technische Universität Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Junior research group FANS (Pedestrian Assistance System for Older Road User) , 217306 Technische Universität Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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Gschwind YJ, Bridenbaugh SA, Reinhard S, Granacher U, Monsch AU, Kressig RW. Ginkgo biloba special extract LI 1370 improves dual-task walking in patients with MCI: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled exploratory study. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:609-619. [PMID: 28181206 PMCID: PMC5533811 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0699-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Background In patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), gait instability, particularly in dual-task situations, has been associated with impaired executive function and an increased fall risk. Ginkgo biloba extract (GBE) could be an effective mean to improve gait stability. Aims This study investigated the effect of GBE on spatio-temporal gait parameters of MCI patients while walking under single and dual-task conditions. Methods Fifty patients aged 50–85 years with MCI and associated dual-task-related gait impairment participated in this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, exploratory phase IV drug trial. Intervention group (IG) patients received GBE (Symfona® forte 120 mg) twice-daily for 6 months while control group (CG) patients received placebo capsules. A 6-month open-label phase with identical GBE dosage followed. Gait was quantified at months 0, 3, 6 and 12. Results After 6 months, dual-task-related cadence increased in the IG compared to the CG (p = 0.019, d = 0.71). No significant changes, but GBE-associated numerical non-significant trends were found after 6-month treatment for dual-task-related gait velocity and stride time variability. Discussion Findings suggest that 120 mg of GBE twice-daily for at least 6 months may improve dual-task-related gait performance in patients with MCI. Conclusions The observed gait improvements add to the understanding of the self-reported unspecified improvements among MCI patients when treated with standardised GBE.
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Wollesen B, Mattes K, Rönnfeldt J. Influence of age, gender and test conditions on the reproducibility of Dual-Task walking performance. Aging Clin Exp Res 2017; 29:761-769. [PMID: 27838829 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-016-0664-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The review of methodological problems (confounding factors) of gait analysis in intervention studies with seniors is underrepresented. AIM This study focusses on two common problems of gait analysis under single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) conditions (visual verbal Stroop test): (1) reproducibility of walking variables and (2) the effects of gait velocity, gender and age on peak plantar pressure to identify confounding effects on relevant outcome parameters. METHODS The participants (N = 86, 71.9 ± 4.6 years) were divided into a (1) reproducibility (n = 28) and an (2) outcome parameter group (n = 58). Gait kinematics (step length; cadence) and kinetics (peak plantar pressure under heel, midfoot and forefoot) were analyzed walking barefoot on a treadmill (100 Hz) at self-selected speed for the reproducibility and at two different speeds (v = 3.5; 4.5 km/h) for outcome parameters. ICC analysis combined with the repeatability coefficient and SEM calculation, an ANOVA with repeated measurements and determination of effect sizes (η p2 ) as well as a partial correlation analyses with body mass were done. RESULTS The reproducibility of the walking variables under ST and DT conditions was excellent with ICC values of .67 to .99. The SEM and CR results as presented in Table 2 support these findings for some of the parameters. DISCUSSION Plantar pressure values were influenced by gait velocity but less by age and gender. For DT walking the differences between preferred and fixed gait speed have to be controlled to assign the DT effects. CONCLUSION Effects of intervention studies should be carefully interpreted regarding the absolute reproducibility.
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Eggenberger P, Tomovic S, Münzer T, de Bruin ED. Older adults must hurry at pedestrian lights! A cross-sectional analysis of preferred and fast walking speed under single- and dual-task conditions. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182180. [PMID: 28759587 PMCID: PMC5536437 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Slow walking speed is strongly associated with adverse health outcomes, including cognitive impairment, in the older population. Moreover, adequate walking speed is crucial to maintain older pedestrians’ mobility and safety in urban areas. This study aimed to identify the proportion of Swiss older adults that didn’t reach 1.2 m/s, which reflects the requirements to cross streets within the green–yellow phase of pedestrian lights, when walking fast under cognitive challenge. A convenience sample, including 120 older women (65%) and men, was recruited from the community (88%) and from senior residences and divided into groups of 70–79 years (n = 59, 74.8 ± 0.4 y; mean ± SD) and ≥80 years (n = 61, 85.5 ± 0.5 y). Steady state walking speed was assessed under single- and dual-task conditions at preferred and fast walking speed. Additionally, functional lower extremity strength (5-chair-rises test), subjective health rating, and retrospective estimates of fall frequency were recorded. Results showed that 35.6% of the younger and 73.8% of the older participants were not able to walk faster than 1.2 m/s under the fast dual-task walking condition. Fast dual-task walking speed was higher compared to the preferred speed single- and dual-task conditions (all p < .05, r = .31 to .48). Average preferred single-task walking speed was 1.19 ± 0.24 m/s (70–79 y) and 0.94 ± 0.27 m/s (≥80 y), respectively, and correlated with performance in the 5-chair-rises test (rs = −.49, p < .001), subjective health (τ = .27, p < .001), and fall frequency (τ = −.23, p = .002). We conclude that the fitness status of many older people is inadequate to safely cross streets at pedestrian lights and maintain mobility in the community’s daily life in urban areas. Consequently, training measures to improve the older population’s cognitive and physical fitness should be promoted to enhance walking speed and safety of older pedestrians.
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- Patrick Eggenberger
- Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
- Geriatrische Klinik St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Geriatrische Klinik St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Department of Epidemiology, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
- Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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de Tommaso M, Ricci K, Montemurno A, Vecchio E, Invitto S. Walking-Related Dual-Task Interference in Early-to-Middle-Stage Huntington's Disease: An Auditory Event Related Potential Study. Front Psychol 2017; 8:1292. [PMID: 28824485 PMCID: PMC5535504 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Objective: To compare interference between walking and a simple P3 auditory odd-ball paradigm in patients with Huntington's disease (HD) and age- and sex-matched controls. Methods: Twenty-four early-to-middle-stage HD patients and 14 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers were examined. EEG—EMG recordings were obtained from 21 scalp electrodes and eight bipolar derivations from the legs. Principal component analysis was used to obtain artifact-free recordings. The stimulation paradigm consisted of 50 rare and 150 frequent stimuli and was performed in two conditions: standing and walking along a 10 by 5 m path. P3 wave amplitude and latency and EEG and EMG spectral values were compared by group and experimental condition and correlated with clinical features of HD. Results: P3 amplitude increased during walking in both HD patients and controls. This effect was inversely correlated with motor impairment in HD patients, who showed a beta-band power increase over the parieto-occipital regions in the walking condition during the P3 task. Walking speed and counting of rare stimuli were not compromised by concurrence of motor and cognitive demands. Conclusion: Our results showed that walking increased P3 amplitude in an auditory task, in both HD patients and controls. Concurrent cognitive and motor stimulation could be used for rehabilitative purposes as a means of enhancing activation of cortical compensatory reserves, counteracting potential negative interference and promoting the integration of neuronal circuits serving different functions.
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- Marina de Tommaso
- Neurophysiopathology of Pain, Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory System Department-SMBNOS-Bari Aldo Moro UniversityBari, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology of Pain, Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory System Department-SMBNOS-Bari Aldo Moro UniversityBari, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology of Pain, Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory System Department-SMBNOS-Bari Aldo Moro UniversityBari, Italy
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- Neurophysiopathology of Pain, Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sensory System Department-SMBNOS-Bari Aldo Moro UniversityBari, Italy
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, University of SalentoLecce, Italy
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Nankar M, Szturm T, Marotta J, Shay B, Beauchet O, Allali G. The interacting effects of treadmill walking and different types of visuospatial cognitive task: Discriminating dual task and age effects. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2017; 73:50-59. [PMID: 28778023 DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to examine the influence that visuospatial cognitive tasks have on gait function during DT treadmill walking, and as a function of age. Conversely, to examine the influence that walking has on executive functions involving visuospatial processing. METHODS Twenty-five young (26±6.1years) and 25 older adults (76±3.9) performed different types of computerized visuomotor (VM) tracking and visuospatial cognitive tasks (VCG) while standing and treadmill walking. Spatiotemporal gait variables, average values and co-efficient of variation (COV) were obtained from 40 consecutive steps during single- and dual-task walk trials. Performance-based measures of the VM and VCG task were obtained during standing and walking. RESULTS VM dual-task walking had a significant effect on gait measures in the young age group (YG), but no DT effect was observed in the old age group (OG). Visuomotor tracking performance, however, was significantly reduced in the OG as compared to the YG when tested in both standing and walking. The opposite was true for VCG; a significant DT effect on gait performance was observed in the OG, but no DT effect was observed in the YG. Success rate of the VCG task decreased during walking, but only for OG. CONCLUSION Controlling gait speed and objective evaluation of the visuospatial cognitive tasks helps to determine the level of engagement in the DT tasks. This is important in order to determine the strategies used during the DT test protocols, i.e. cross-domain interference.
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- Mayur Nankar
- College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.
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- College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts, University of Manitoba, Canada.
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- College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada.
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital and Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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- Department of Neurology, Geneva University Hospital and University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Age-related decrements in dual-task performance: Comparison of different mobility and cognitive tasks. A cross sectional study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0181698. [PMID: 28732080 PMCID: PMC5521845 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2017] [Accepted: 07/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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This cross-sectional study investigated the age-related differences in dual-task performance both in mobility and cognitive tasks and the additive dual-task costs in a sample of older, middle-aged and young adults. 74 older adults (M = 72.63±5.57 years), 58 middle-aged adults (M = 46.69±4.68 years) and 63 young adults (M = 25.34±3.00 years) participated in the study. Participants performed different mobility and subtraction tasks under both single- and dual-task conditions. Linear regressions, repeated-measures and one-way analyses of covariance were used, The results showed: significant effects of the age on the dual and mobility tasks (p<0.05) and differences among the age-groups in the combined dual-task costs (p<0.05); significant decreases in mobility performance under dual-task conditions in all groups (p<0.05) and a decrease in cognitive performance in the older group (p<0.05). Dual-task activity affected mobility and cognitive performance, especially in older adults who showed a higher dual-task cost, suggesting that dual-tasks activities are affected by the age and consequently also mobility and cognitive tasks are negatively influenced.
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Delbroek T, Vermeylen W, Spildooren J. The effect of cognitive-motor dual task training with the biorescue force platform on cognition, balance and dual task performance in institutionalized older adults: a randomized controlled trial. J Phys Ther Sci 2017; 29:1137-1143. [PMID: 28744033 PMCID: PMC5509577 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.1137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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[Purpose] This study investigates whether cognition, balance and dual task performance in
institutionalized older adults improves by a virtual reality dual task training. [Subjects
and Methods] Randomized controlled trial; Twenty institutionalized older adults with mild
cognitive impairment (13 female, 7 male; average age, 87.2 ± 5.96 years) were randomized
to the intervention (i.e. Virtual reality dual-task training using the BioRescue) or
control group (no additional training). The intervention group took part in a 6-week
training program while the elderly in the control group maintained their daily activities.
Balance was measured with the Instrumented Timed Up-and-Go Test with and without a
cognitive task. The Observed Emotion Rating Scale and Intrinsic Motivation Inventory were
administered to evaluate the emotions and motivation regarding the exergaming program.
[Results] The intervention group improved significantly on the total Timed Up-and-Go
duration and the turn-to-sit duration during single-task walking in comparison to the
control group who received no additional training. Participants found the virtual reality
dual task training pleasant and useful for their concentration, memory and balance.
Pleasure and alertness were the two emotions which were mostly seen during the
intervention. [Conclusion] The BioRescue is a pleasant and interesting treatment method,
well suited for institutionalized older adults in need of lifelong physical therapy.
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- Tom Delbroek
- Rehabilitaion Research Center (REVAL), Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium
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- Rehabilitaion Research Center (REVAL), Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium
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- Rehabilitaion Research Center (REVAL), Biomedical Research Institute (BIOMED), Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium
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Improving Sensitivity to Detect Mild Cognitive Impairment: Cognitive Load Dual-Task Gait Speed Assessment. J Int Neuropsychol Soc 2017; 23:493-501. [PMID: 28413999 DOI: 10.1017/s1355617717000261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Longitudinal research indicates that cognitive load dual-task gait assessment is predictive of cognitive decline and thus might provide a sensitive measure to screen for mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However, research among older adults being clinically evaluated for cognitive concerns, a defining feature of MCI, is lacking. The present study investigated the effect of performing a cognitive task on normal walking speed in patients presenting to a memory clinic with cognitive complaints. METHODS Sixty-one patients with a mean age of 68 years underwent comprehensive neuropsychological testing, clinical interview, and gait speed (simple- and dual-task conditions) assessments. Thirty-four of the 61 patients met criteria for MCI. RESULTS Repeated measure analyses of covariance revealed that greater age and MCI both significantly associated with slower gait speed, ps<.05. Follow-up analysis indicated that the MCI group had significantly slower dual-task gait speed but did not differ in simple-gait speed. Multivariate linear regression across groups found that executive attention performance accounted for 27.4% of the variance in dual-task gait speed beyond relevant demographic and health risk factors. CONCLUSIONS The present study increases the external validity of dual-task gait assessment of MCI. Differences in dual-task gait speed appears to be largely attributable to executive attention processes. These findings have clinical implications as they demonstrate expected patterns of gait-brain behavior relationships in response to a cognitive dual task within a clinically representative population. Cognitive load dual-task gait assessment may provide a cost efficient and sensitive measure to detect older adults at high risk of a dementia disorder. (JINS, 2017, 23, 493-501).
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Chauvel G, Palluel E, Brandao A, Barbieri G, Nougier V, Olivier I. Attentional load of walking in children aged 7-12 and in adults. Gait Posture 2017; 56:95-99. [PMID: 28528005 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 04/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The amount of attentional resources necessary to walk in children, and how they evolve during childhood remains unclear. This study examined children's gait parameters in different dual-task conditions. 53 children, divided into two age groups (7-9 and 10-12 years old), and 18 adults walked on a mat in three different cognitive conditions: watching a video (video condition), listening its soundtrack (audio condition), and without any additional task (control condition). Questions were asked at the end of the video and audio conditions to make sure that participants were paying attention to the stimuli. A GAITRite® system was used for recording the gait data. Results showed an increase of velocity and step duration, and a decrease of cadence and percentage of double limb support duration from 7 years of age to adulthood during dual-task walking compared with single-task walking. This improvement seemed to be linear from 7 years to adults' age. The interference of dual-task on gait was larger for the video than for the auditory task and decreased with age. We concluded that walking requires a significant amount of attentional resources in children and that children rely more than adults on visual processes for walking.
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- Guillaume Chauvel
- Univ Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France.
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France; CNRS, TIMC-IMAG, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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Ciol MA, Matsuda PN, Khurana SR, Cline MJ, Sosnoff JJ, Kraft GH. Effect of Cognitive Demand on Functional Mobility in Ambulatory Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis. Int J MS Care 2017; 19:217-224. [PMID: 28835746 DOI: 10.7224/1537-2073.2016-120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND As disease progresses, cognitive demands may affect functional mobility in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). The Timed Up and Go (TUG) test assesses functional mobilityin populationssuch as MS. A cognitive-demanding task can be added to the TUG test to assess its effect on functional mobility. METHODS People with MS (n = 52) and controls (n = 57) performed three versions of the TUG test: TUG alone (TUG-alone), TUG plus reciting the alphabet (TUG-alpha), and TUG plus subtracting numbers by 3s (TUG-3s). Times to complete the TUG tests were compared among controls and three groups of participants with MS created using Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores 0 to 3.5, 4.0 to 5.5, and 6. Differences among groups were analyzed using split-plot analysis of variance. RESULTS Group and TUG type were significant (P < .001 for both), with no interaction effect of group × TUG type (P = .21). Mean times were 8.7, 9.4, and 11.1 seconds to perform the TUG-alone, TUG-alpha, and TUG-3s, respectively. Mean times for groups were 8.0, 8.2, 11.1, and 11.6 seconds for controls and individuals with MS and EDSS 0 to 3.5, 4.0 to 5.5, and 6, respectively. CONCLUSIONS People with MS with an EDSS score greater than 3.5 had a statistically significant reduction in performance of the TUG test even with the addition of a simple cognitive task, which might have implications for a person's more complex everyday activities.
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Cognitive and motor dual task gait training improve dual task gait performance after stroke - A randomized controlled pilot trial. Sci Rep 2017. [PMID: 28642466 PMCID: PMC5481328 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-04165-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study investigated effects of cognitive and motor dual task gait training on dual task gait performance in stroke. Participants (n = 28) were randomly assigned to cognitive dual task gait training (CDTT), motor dual task gait training (MDTT), or conventional physical therapy (CPT) group. Participants in CDTT or MDTT group practiced the cognitive or motor tasks respectively during walking. Participants in CPT group received strengthening, balance, and gait training. The intervention was 30 min/session, 3 sessions/week for 4 weeks. Three test conditions to evaluate the training effects were single walking, walking while performing cognitive task (serial subtraction), and walking while performing motor task (tray-carrying). Parameters included gait speed, dual task cost of gait speed (DTC-speed), cadence, stride time, and stride length. After CDTT, cognitive-motor dual task gait performance (stride length and DTC-speed) was improved (p = 0.021; p = 0.015). After MDTT, motor dual task gait performance (gait speed, stride length, and DTC-speed) was improved (p = 0.008; p = 0.008; p = 0.008 respectively). It seems that CDTT improved cognitive dual task gait performance and MDTT improved motor dual task gait performance although such improvements did not reach significant group difference. Therefore, different types of dual task gait training can be adopted to enhance different dual task gait performance in stroke.
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Hobert MA, Meyer SI, Hasmann SE, Metzger FG, Suenkel U, Eschweiler GW, Berg D, Maetzler W. Gait Is Associated with Cognitive Flexibility: A Dual-Tasking Study in Healthy Older People. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:154. [PMID: 28596731 PMCID: PMC5442228 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Objectives: To analyze which gait parameters are primarily influenced by cognitive flexibility, and whether such an effect depends on the walking condition used. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Setting: Tübingen evaluation of Risk factors for Early detection of Neurodegenerative Disorders. Participants: A total of 661 non-demented individuals (49–80 years). Measurements: A gait assessment with four conditions was performed: a 20 m walk at convenient speed (C), at fast speed (F), at fast speed while checking boxes (FB), and while subtracting serial 7s (FS). Seven gait parameters from a wearable sensor-unit (McRoberts, Netherlands) were compared with delta Trail-Making-Test (dTMT) values, which is a measure of cognitive flexibility. Walking strategies of good and poor dTMT performers were compared by evaluating the patterns of gait parameters across conditions. Results: Five parameters correlated significantly with the dTMT in the FS condition, two parameters in the F and FB condition, and none in the C condition. Overall correlations were relatively weak. Gait speed was the gait parameter that most strongly correlated with the dTMT (r2 = 7.4%). In good, but not poor, dTMT performers differences between FB and FS were significantly different in variability-associated gait parameters. Conclusion: Older individuals need cognitive flexibility to perform difficult walking conditions. This association is best seen in gait speed. New and particularly relevant for recognition and training of deficits is that older individuals with poor cognitive flexibility have obviously fewer resources to adapt to challenging walking conditions. Our findings partially explain gait deficits in older adults with poor cognitive flexibility.
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- Markus A Hobert
- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesTübingen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of KielKiel, Germany
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- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesTübingen, Germany
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- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesTübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyUniversity Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Geriatric Center, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany
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- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesTübingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyUniversity Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Geriatric Center, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany
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- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesTübingen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of KielKiel, Germany
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- Center for Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Department of Neurodegeneration, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany.,DZNE, German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesTübingen, Germany.,Department of Neurology, University of KielKiel, Germany.,Geriatric Center, University of TübingenTübingen, Germany
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Belghali M, Chastan N, Davenne D, Decker LM. Improving Dual-Task Walking Paradigms to Detect Prodromal Parkinson's and Alzheimer's Diseases. Front Neurol 2017; 8:207. [PMID: 28588547 PMCID: PMC5438971 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2017.00207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Gait control is a complex movement, relying on spinal, subcortical, and cortical structures. The presence of deficits in one or more of these structures will result in changes in gait automaticity and control, as is the case in several neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). By reviewing recent findings in this field of research, current studies have shown that gait performance assessment under dual-task conditions could contribute to predict both of these diseases. Such suggestions are relevant mainly for people at putatively high risk of developing AD (i.e., older adults with mild cognitive impairment subtypes) or PD (i.e., older adults with either Mild Parkinsonian signs or LRRK2 G2019S mutation). Despite the major importance of these results, the type of cognitive task that should be used as a concurrent secondary task has to be selected among the plurality of tasks proposed in the literature. Furthermore, the key aspects of gait control that represent sensitive and specific "gait signatures" for prodromal AD or PD need to be determined. In the present perspective article, we suggest the use of a Stroop interference task requiring inhibitory attentional control and a set-shifting task requiring reactive flexibility as being particularly relevant secondary tasks for challenging gait in prodromal AD and PD, respectively. Investigating how inhibition and cognitive flexibility interfere with gait control is a promising avenue for future research aimed at enhancing early detection of AD and PD, respectively.
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, INSERM, COMETE, Caen, France.,Department of Neurophysiology, Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, Rouen University Hospital-Charles Nicolle, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Université, UNICAEN, INSERM, COMETE, Caen, France
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Sagnier S, Renou P, Olindo S, Debruxelles S, Poli M, Rouanet F, Munsch F, Tourdias T, Sibon I. Gait Change Is Associated with Cognitive Outcome after an Acute Ischemic Stroke. Front Aging Neurosci 2017; 9:153. [PMID: 28572768 PMCID: PMC5435741 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2017.00153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background: Cognition and gait have often been studied separately after stroke whereas it has been suggested that these two domains could interact through a cognitive-motor interference. Objective: To evaluate the influence of gait changes on cognitive outcome after an ischemic stroke (IS). Methods: We conducted a prospective and monocentric study including patients admitted for an acute supratentorial IS with a National Institute of Health Stroke Score ≤ 15. Cognition, gait and motor disability were evaluated at baseline, 3 months and 1 year post-stroke, using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), the 10-m walking test (10-MWT) and the Fugl-Meyer motor assessment (FMMA). The effect of changes in 10-MWT over the year of follow-up on MoCA changes was estimated using a generalized linear mixed model with FMMA, age and gender as covariates. Results: Two hundred and Twelve patients were included (71% male, age 64 ± 13 years old). 10-MWT improved from baseline to 1 year (p < 0.001), as did MoCA (p < 0.001) and FMMA (p < 0.001) scores. Ninety-nine patients (47%) had a MoCA <26 at 1 year. Changes in 10-MWT were independently associated with changes in MoCA (β = -0.2, 95% CI -0.24 to -0.07, Bonferroni-corrected p-value = 0.002). Analyses of MoCA sub-scores suggested that changes in gait performance was associated with changes in executive functions and recall. Conclusion: Gait performance is associated with cognitive outcome after a mild to moderate IS, suggesting that they should be managed together to improve post-stroke independence.
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- Sharmila Sagnier
- CHU Pasteur 2, Unité Neuro-VasculaireNice, France.,UMR 5287 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, EPHE PSL Research UniversityBordeaux, France
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Unité Neuro-VasculaireBordeaux, France
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Unité Neuro-VasculaireBordeaux, France
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Neuroradiologie Diagnostique et ThérapeutiqueBordeaux, France
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- CHU de Bordeaux, Neuroradiologie Diagnostique et ThérapeutiqueBordeaux, France.,Health and Human Sciences Department, Université de BordeauxBordeaux, France
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- UMR 5287 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Bordeaux, EPHE PSL Research UniversityBordeaux, France.,CHU de Bordeaux, Unité Neuro-VasculaireBordeaux, France
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Killeen T, Easthope CS, Demkó L, Filli L, Lőrincz L, Linnebank M, Curt A, Zörner B, Bolliger M. Minimum toe clearance: probing the neural control of locomotion. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1922. [PMID: 28507300 PMCID: PMC5432520 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-02189-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Minimum toe clearance (MTC) occurs during a highly dynamic phase of the gait cycle and is associated with the highest risk of unintentional contact with obstacles or the ground. Age, cognitive function, attention and visual feedback affect foot clearance but how these factors interact to influence MTC control is not fully understood. We measured MTC in 121 healthy individuals aged 20–80 under four treadmill walking conditions; normal walking, lower visual field restriction and two Stroop colour/word naming tasks of two difficulty levels. Competition for cognitive and attentional resources from the Stroop task resulted in significantly lower mean MTC in older adults, with the difficult Stroop task associated with a higher frequency of extremely low MTC values and subsequently an increased modelled probability of tripping in this group. While older adults responded to visual restriction by markedly skewing MTC distributions towards higher values, this condition was also associated with frequent, extremely low MTC values. We reveal task-specific, age-dependent patterns of MTC control in healthy adults. Age-related differences are most pronounced during heavy, distracting cognitive load. Analysis of critically-low MTC values during dual-task walking may have utility in the evaluation of locomotor control and fall risk in older adults and patients with motor control deficits.
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- Tim Killeen
- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Helios-Klinik Hagen-Ambrock, Ambrocker Weg 60, 58091, Hagen, Germany
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008, Zurich, Switzerland
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Godde B, Voelcker-Rehage C. Cognitive Resources Necessary for Motor Control in Older Adults Are Reduced by Walking and Coordination Training. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:156. [PMID: 28443006 PMCID: PMC5387041 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 03/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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We examined if physical exercise interventions were effective to reduce cognitive brain resources recruited while performing motor control tasks in older adults. Forty-three older adults (63-79 years of age) participated in either a walking (n = 17) or a motor coordination (n = 15) intervention (1 year, 3 times per week) or were assigned to a control group (n = 11) doing relaxation and stretching exercises. Pre and post the intervention period, we applied functional MRI to assess brain activation during imagery of forward and backward walking and during counting backwards from 100 as control task. In both experimental groups, activation in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during imagery of forward walking decreased from pre- to post-test (Effect size: -1.55 and -1.16 for coordination and walking training, respectively; Cohen's d). Regression analysis revealed a significant positive association between initial motor status and activation change in the right DLPFC (R2 = 0.243, F(3,39) = 4.18, p = 0.012). Participants with lowest motor status at pretest profited most from the interventions. Data suggest that physical training in older adults is effective to free up cognitive resources otherwise needed for the control of locomotion. Training benefits may become particularly apparent in so-called dual-task situations where subjects must perform motor and cognitive tasks concurrently.
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- Ben Godde
- Department of Psychology and Methods, Jacobs University BremenBremen, Germany
- Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, Jacobs University BremenBremen, Germany
- Center for Cognitive Science, Bremen UniversityBremen, Germany
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- Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development, Jacobs University BremenBremen, Germany
- Center for Cognitive Science, Bremen UniversityBremen, Germany
- Institute of Human Movement Science and Health, Technische Universität ChemnitzChemnitz, Germany
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Bleichner MG, Debener S. Concealed, Unobtrusive Ear-Centered EEG Acquisition: cEEGrids for Transparent EEG. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:163. [PMID: 28439233 PMCID: PMC5383730 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Electroencephalography (EEG) is an important clinical tool and frequently used to study the brain-behavior relationship in humans noninvasively. Traditionally, EEG signals are recorded by positioning electrodes on the scalp and keeping them in place with glue, rubber bands, or elastic caps. This setup provides good coverage of the head, but is impractical for EEG acquisition in natural daily-life situations. Here, we propose the transparent EEG concept. Transparent EEG aims for motion tolerant, highly portable, unobtrusive, and near invisible data acquisition with minimum disturbance of a user's daily activities. In recent years several ear-centered EEG solutions that are compatible with the transparent EEG concept have been presented. We discuss work showing that miniature electrodes placed in and around the human ear are a feasible solution, as they are sensitive enough to pick up electrical signals stemming from various brain and non-brain sources. We also describe the cEEGrid flex-printed sensor array, which enables unobtrusive multi-channel EEG acquisition from around the ear. In a number of validation studies we found that the cEEGrid enables the recording of meaningful continuous EEG, event-related potentials and neural oscillations. Here, we explain the rationale underlying the cEEGrid ear-EEG solution, present possible use cases and identify open issues that need to be solved on the way toward transparent EEG.
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- Martin G Bleichner
- Neuropsychology Lab, Department of Psychology, European Medical School, University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all, University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany
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- Neuropsychology Lab, Department of Psychology, European Medical School, University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence Hearing4all, University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany.,Center for Neurosensory Science and Systems, University of OldenburgOldenburg, Germany
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Hazamy AA, Altmann LJP, Stegemöller E, Bowers D, Lee HK, Wilson J, Okun MS, Hass CJ. Improved cognition while cycling in Parkinson's disease patients and healthy adults. Brain Cogn 2017; 113:23-31. [PMID: 28088064 PMCID: PMC5346468 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2017.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Persons with Parkinson's disease (PD) are typically more susceptible than healthy adults to impaired performance when two tasks (dual task interference) are performed simultaneously. This limitation has by many experts been attributed to limitations in cognitive resources. Nearly all studies of dual task performance in PD employ walking or balance-based motor tasks, which are commonly impaired in PD. These tasks can be performed using a combination of one or two executive function tasks. The current study examined whether persons with PD would demonstrate greater dual task effects (DTEs) on cognition compared to healthy older adults (HOAs) during a concurrent cycling task. Participants with and without PD completed a battery of 12 cognitive tasks assessing visual and verbal processing in the following cognitive domains: speed of processing, controlled processing, working memory and executive function. Persons with PD exhibited impairments compared to healthy participants in select tasks (i.e., 0-back, 2-back and operation span). Further, both groups unexpectedly exhibited dual task facilitation of response times in visual tasks across cognitive domains, and improved verbal recall during an executive function task. Only one measure, 2-back, showed a speed-accuracy trade-off in the dual task. These results demonstrate that, when paired with a motor task in which they are not impaired, people with PD exhibit similar DTEs on cognitive tasks as HOAs, even when these task effects are facilitative. More generally, these findings demonstrate that pairing cognitive tasks with cycling may actually improve cognitive performance which may have therapeutic relevance to cognitive decline associated with aging and PD pathology.
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- Audrey A Hazamy
- Department of Speech Communication Arts and Sciences, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
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- Department of Speech Language and Hearing Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Clinical and Healthy Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA; Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, USA
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- Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA; Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Leone C, Feys P, Moumdjian L, D’Amico E, Zappia M, Patti F. Cognitive-motor dual-task interference: A systematic review of neural correlates. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2017; 75:348-360. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2016] [Revised: 01/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hewston P, Deshpande N. Head and Trunk Control While Walking in Older Adults with Diabetes: Effects of Balance Confidence. J Mot Behav 2017; 50:65-72. [PMID: 28350286 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2017.1283291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Investigations of gait in older adults with diabetes mellitus (DM) have been primarily focused on lower limb biomechanical parameters. Yet, the upper body accounts for two thirds of the body's mass, and head and trunk control are critical for balance. The authors examined head and trunk control during self-selected comfortable, fast, and dual-task walking and the relationship between balance confidence and potential head-trunk stiffening strategies in older adults with DM without diagnosed diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Twelve older adults with DM without diagnosed DPN (DM group) and 12 without DM (no-DM group) were recruited. Walking speed, peak-to-peak head and trunk roll displacement, head and trunk roll velocity, and head-trunk correlation were measured while walking at a self-selected comfortable or fastest possible speed with or without a secondary cognitive task. The Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale measured balance confidence. Subtle group differences in axial segmental control (lower trunk roll velocity; higher head-trunk correlation) were apparent in older adults with DM even in the absence of DPN. Balance confidence was 19% lower in the DM group than in the no-DM group, and partially explained (34%) the group difference in head-trunk stiffening. These results emphasize the need for proactive monitoring of postural control and balance confidence before the onset of DPN.
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- Patricia Hewston
- a School of Rehabilitation Therapy , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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- a School of Rehabilitation Therapy , Queen's University , Kingston , Ontario , Canada
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Ruggieri S, Fanelli F, Castelli L, Petsas N, De Giglio L, Prosperini L. Lesion symptom map of cognitive-postural interference in multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler 2017; 24:653-662. [PMID: 28337941 PMCID: PMC5946662 DOI: 10.1177/1352458517701313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the disease-altered structure–function relationship underlying the cognitive–postural interference (CPI) phenomenon in multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: We measured postural sway of 96 patients and 48 sex-/age-matched healthy controls by force platform in quiet standing (single-task (ST)) while performing the Stroop test (dual-task (DT)) to estimate the dual-task cost (DTC) of balance. In patient group, binary T2 and T1 lesion masks and their corresponding lesion volumes were obtained from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain. Normalized brain volume (NBV) was also estimated by SIENAX. Correlations between DTC and lesion location were determined by voxel-based lesion symptom mapping (VLSM) analyses. Results: Patients had greater DTC than controls (p < 0.001). Among whole brain MRI metrics, only T1 lesion volume correlated with DTC (r = −0.27; p < 0.01). However, VLSM analysis did not reveal any association with DTC using T1 lesion masks. By contrast, we found clusters of T2 lesions in distinct anatomical regions (anterior and superior corona radiata, bilaterally) to be correlated with DTC (p < 0.01 false discovery rate (FDR)-corrected). A multivariable stepwise regression model confirmed findings from VLSM analysis. NBV did not contribute to fit the model. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that the CPI phenomenon in MS can be explained by disconnection along specific areas implicated in task-switching abilities and divided attention.
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- Serena Ruggieri
- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy/Department of Neurosciences, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy/IRCCS Santa Lucia Foundation, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Szturm TJ, Sakhalkar VS, Kanitkar A, Nankar M. Computerized Dual-Task Testing of Gait and Visuospatial Cognitive Functions; Test-Retest Reliability and Validity. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 11:105. [PMID: 28367119 PMCID: PMC5355418 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2017.00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The common occurrence of age decline in mobility and cognition does cause a decrease in the level of physical activity and an increased falls risk. Consequently, dual -task (DT) assessment that simultaneously addresses both mobility skills and cognitive functions are important because, continued difficulties and fall injuries will have a sizable impact in this population. The first objective of the present study was to assess test-retest reliability of a computerized DT treadmill walking protocol and concurrent outcome measures of gait and visuospatial executive function in a group of healthy older adults. Secondly, discriminative validity was evaluated by examining the effect of DT conditions (single task vs. dual-task) on; (a) spatiotemporal gait measures (average and coefficient of variation) and (b) visuomotor and visuospatial executive performance measures. Twenty-five community-dwelling individuals median age 65 (range 61-67) were recruited from a Fitness Facility. Participants performed a computerized visuomotor tracking task and a visuospatial executive game task in standing and while treadmill walking. Testing was conducted on two occasions, 1 week apart. Moderate to high test-retest reliability (ICC values of 0.65-0.88) were observed for spatiotemporal gait variables. No significant differences between the group means were observed between test periods in any gait variable. Moderate test-retest reliability (ICC values of 0.6-0.65) was observed for measures of visuomotor and visuospatial executive performance during treadmill walking. Significant DT effects were observed for both spatiotemporal gait variables and visuospatial executive performance measures. This study demonstrates the reliability and reproducibility of the computer-based assessment tool for dual task treadmill walking. The high to moderate ICC values and the lack of systematic errors in the measures indicate that this tool has the ability to repeatedly record reliable data from community-dwelling older adults. The present computerized dual-task protocols broaden the types of standardized visuomotor and visuospatial executive activities for use with DT treadmill walking that has previously been reported.
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- Tony J Szturm
- Mobility and Cognition Lab, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Mobility and Cognition Lab, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada; School of Medical Rehabilitation, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Mobility and Cognition Lab, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada; Applied Health Sciences, University of ManitobaWinnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Mobility and Cognition Lab, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Wajda DA, Mirelman A, Hausdorff JM, Sosnoff JJ. Intervention modalities for targeting cognitive-motor interference in individuals with neurodegenerative disease: a systematic review. Expert Rev Neurother 2017; 17:251-261. [PMID: 27548008 DOI: 10.1080/14737175.2016.1227704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Individuals with neurodegenerative disease (NDD) commonly have elevated cognitive-motor interference, change in either cognitive or motor performance (or both) when tasks are performed simultaneously, compared to healthy controls. Given that cognitive-motor interference is related to reduced community ambulation and elevated fall risk, it is a target of rehabilitation interventions. Areas covered: This review details the collective findings of previous dual task interventions in individuals with NDD. A total of 21 investigations focusing on 4 different neurodegenerative diseases and one NDD precursor (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease (AD), dementia other than AD, and mild cognitive impairment) consisting of 721 participants were reviewed. Expert commentary: Preliminary evidence from interventions targeting cognitive-motor interference, both directly and indirectly, show promising results for improving CMI in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases. Methodological limitations, common to pilot investigations preclude firm conclusions. Well-designed randomized control trials targeting cognitive motor interference are warranted.
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- Douglas A Wajda
- a Department of Kinesiology and Community Health , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA
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- b Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility, Neurological Institute , Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center , Tel Aviv , Israel
- c Sackler Faculty of Medicine , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel
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- b Center for the Study of Movement, Cognition, and Mobility, Neurological Institute , Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center , Tel Aviv , Israel
- c Sackler Faculty of Medicine , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel
- d Sagol School of Neuroscience , Tel Aviv University , Tel Aviv , Israel
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- a Department of Kinesiology and Community Health , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Urbana , IL , USA
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Shortz AE, Mehta RK. Cognitive challenges, aging, and neuromuscular fatigue. Physiol Behav 2017; 170:19-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2016.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Unplanned gait termination in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Gait Posture 2017; 53:168-172. [PMID: 28167388 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2016] [Accepted: 01/22/2017] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Despite the pervasive nature of gait impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS), there is limited information concerning the control of gait termination in individuals with MS. The purpose of this investigation was to examine unplanned gait termination with and without cognitive distractors in individuals with MS compared to healthy controls. Thirty-one individuals with MS and 14 healthy controls completed a series of unplanned gait termination tasks over a pressure sensitive walkway under distracting and non-distracting conditions. Individuals with MS were further broken down into groups based on assistive device use: (no assistive device (MSnoAD) n=18; and assistive device (MSAD) n=13). Individuals with MS who walked with an assistive device (MSAD: 67.8±15.1cm/s) walked slower than individuals without an assistive device (MSnoAD: 110.4±32.3cm/s, p<0.01) and controls (120.0±30.0cm/s; p<0.01). There was a significant reduction in velocity in the cognitively distracting condition (93.4±32.1cm/s) compared to the normal condition [108.8±36.2cm/s; F(1,43)=3.4, p=0.04]. All participants took longer to stop during the distracting condition (1.7±0.6s) than the non-distracting condition (1.4±0.4s; U=673.0 p<0.01). After controlling for gait velocity, post-hoc analysis revealed the MSAD group took significantly longer to stop compared to the control group (p=0.05). Further research investigating the control of unplanned gait termination in MS is warranted.
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Does dual tasking ability change with age across childhood and adolescence? A systematic scoping review. Int J Dev Neurosci 2017; 58:35-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Revised: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Krasovsky T, Weiss PL, Kizony R. A narrative review of texting as a visually-dependent cognitive-motor secondary task during locomotion. Gait Posture 2017; 52:354-362. [PMID: 28043057 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Typing while walking is an example of people's ability to interact with technology while engaged in real life activities. Indeed, an increasing number of studies have investigated the typing of text messages (texting) as a dual task during locomotion. The objective of this review is to (1) describe the task requirements of texting-while-walking, (2) evaluate the measurement and psychometric properties of texting as a dual task, and (3) formulate methodological recommendations for researchers who use and report on texting-while-walking. Twenty studies which used texting as a dual task during gait were identified via a literature search. The majority of these studies examined texting among young healthy adults and showed that, like other dual tasks, texting-while-walking caused decrements in both gait and texting performance. The cause of these decrements was most likely related to increased visual task requirements, task-dependent cognitive requirements and fine motor skills. Texting-while-walking gait measures were repeatable, but texting performance showed poor reliability which further depended on skill. Preliminary results show that texting-while-walking performance may discriminate between populations (e.g., young vs. older adults) but no studies have yet examined its predictive validity (e.g., for fall risk). In conclusion, texting-while-walking is an ecologically-valid dual task for locomotion which has become much more commonly used in recent years. As opposed to other secondary tasks such as subtraction by 7 or generating words, texting may challenge various cognitive, visual and sensorimotor domains depending on its content. This imposes task-specific methodological challenges on future research, which are discussed.
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- T Krasovsky
- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Pediatric Rehabilitation Department, The Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer), Ramat-Gan, Israel.
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel; Center of Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center (Tel Hashomer), Ramat-Gan, Israel
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Conradsson D, Nero H, Löfgren N, Hagströmer M, Franzén E. Monitoring training activity during gait-related balance exercise in individuals with Parkinson's disease: a proof-of-concept-study. BMC Neurol 2017; 17:19. [PMID: 28143463 PMCID: PMC5282864 DOI: 10.1186/s12883-017-0804-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/20/2017] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite the benefits of balance exercise in clinical populations, balance training programs tend to be poorly described, which in turn makes it difficult to evaluate important training components and compare between programs. However, the use of wearable sensors may have the potential to monitor certain elements of balance training. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using wearable sensors to provide objective indicators of the levels and progression of training activity during gait-related balance exercise in individuals with Parkinson's disease. METHODS Ten individuals with Parkinson's disease participated in 10 weeks of group training (three sessions/week) addressing highly-challenging balance exercises. The training program was designed to be progressive by gradually increasing the amount of gait-related balance exercise exercises (e.g. walking) and time spent dual-tasking throughout the intervention period. Accelerometers (Actigraph GT3X+) were used to measure volume (number of steps/session) and intensity (time spent walking >1.0 m/s) of dynamic training activity. Training activity was also expressed in relation to the participants' total daily volume of physical activity prior to the training period (i.e. number of steps during training/the number of steps per day). Feasibility encompassed the adequacy of data sampling, the output of accelerometer data and the participants' perception of the level of difficulty of training. RESULTS Training activity data were successfully obtained in 98% of the training sessions (n = 256) and data sampling did not interfere with training. Reflecting the progressive features of this intervention, training activity increased throughout the program, and corresponded to a high level of the participants' daily activity (28-43%). In line with the accelerometer data, a majority of the participants (n = 8) perceived the training as challenging. CONCLUSIONS The findings of this proof-of-concept study support the feasibility of applying wearable sensors in clinical settings to gain objective informative measures of gait-related balance exercise in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Still, this activity monitoring approach needs to be further validated in other populations and programs including gait-related balance exercises. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT01417598 , 15th August 2011.
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- David Conradsson
- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. .,Functional Area Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Allied Health Professionals Function, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Functional Area Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Allied Health Professionals Function, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Functional Area Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy, Allied Health Professionals Function, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Fraser SA, Li KZH, Berryman N, Desjardins-Crépeau L, Lussier M, Vadaga K, Lehr L, Minh Vu TT, Bosquet L, Bherer L. Does Combined Physical and Cognitive Training Improve Dual-Task Balance and Gait Outcomes in Sedentary Older Adults? Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 10:688. [PMID: 28149274 PMCID: PMC5241276 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Everyday activities like walking and talking can put an older adult at risk for a fall if they have difficulty dividing their attention between motor and cognitive tasks. Training studies have demonstrated that both cognitive and physical training regimens can improve motor and cognitive task performance. Few studies have examined the benefits of combined training (cognitive and physical) and whether or not this type of combined training would transfer to walking or balancing dual-tasks. This study examines the dual-task benefits of combined training in a sample of sedentary older adults. Seventy-two older adults (≥60 years) were randomly assigned to one of four training groups: Aerobic + Cognitive training (CT), Aerobic + Computer lessons (CL), Stretch + CT and Stretch + CL. It was expected that the Aerobic + CT group would demonstrate the largest benefits and that the active placebo control (Stretch + CL) would show the least benefits after training. Walking and standing balance were paired with an auditory n-back with two levels of difficulty (0- and 1-back). Dual-task walking and balance were assessed with: walk speed (m/s), cognitive accuracy (% correct) and several mediolateral sway measures for pre- to post-test improvements. All groups demonstrated improvements in walk speed from pre- (M = 1.33 m/s) to post-test (M = 1.42 m/s, p < 0.001) and in accuracy from pre- (M = 97.57%) to post-test (M = 98.57%, p = 0.005).They also increased their walk speed in the more difficult 1-back (M = 1.38 m/s) in comparison to the 0-back (M = 1.36 m/s, p < 0.001) but reduced their accuracy in the 1-back (M = 96.39%) in comparison to the 0-back (M = 99.92%, p < 0.001). Three out of the five mediolateral sway variables (Peak, SD, RMS) demonstrated significant reductions in sway from pre to post test (p-values < 0.05). With the exception of a group difference between Aerobic + CT and Stretch + CT in accuracy, there were no significant group differences after training. Results suggest that there can be dual-task benefits from training but that in this sedentary sample Aerobic + CT training was not more beneficial than other types of combined training.
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- Sarah A Fraser
- Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Sports Studies, Bishop's UniversitySherbrooke, QC, Canada; Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada; Department of Psychology, Université du Québec à MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada; Medecine, Université de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada
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- Laboratoire MOVE (EA6314), Faculté des Sciences du Sport, Université de Poitiers Poitiers, France
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada; Medecine, Université de MontréalMontréal, QC, Canada
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Ladouce S, Donaldson DI, Dudchenko PA, Ietswaart M. Understanding Minds in Real-World Environments: Toward a Mobile Cognition Approach. Front Hum Neurosci 2017; 10:694. [PMID: 28127283 PMCID: PMC5226959 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2016.00694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Accepted: 12/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There is a growing body of evidence that important aspects of human cognition have been marginalized, or overlooked, by traditional cognitive science. In particular, the use of laboratory-based experiments in which stimuli are artificial, and response options are fixed, inevitably results in findings that are less ecologically valid in relation to real-world behavior. In the present review we highlight the opportunities provided by a range of new mobile technologies that allow traditionally lab-bound measurements to now be collected during natural interactions with the world. We begin by outlining the theoretical support that mobile approaches receive from the development of embodied accounts of cognition, and we review the widening evidence that illustrates the importance of examining cognitive processes in their context. As we acknowledge, in practice, the development of mobile approaches brings with it fresh challenges, and will undoubtedly require innovation in paradigm design and analysis. If successful, however, the mobile cognition approach will offer novel insights in a range of areas, including understanding the cognitive processes underlying navigation through space and the role of attention during natural behavior. We argue that the development of real-world mobile cognition offers both increased ecological validity, and the opportunity to examine the interactions between perception, cognition and action-rather than examining each in isolation.
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Kraan CM, Tan AHJ, Cornish KM. The developmental dynamics of gait maturation with a focus on spatiotemporal measures. Gait Posture 2017; 51:208-217. [PMID: 27816899 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.10.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Revised: 10/27/2016] [Accepted: 10/27/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Gait analysis is recognised as a powerful clinical tool for studying relationships between motor control and brain function. By drawing on the literature investigating gait in individuals with neurological disorders, this review provides insight into the neural processes that contribute to and regulate specific spatiotemporal sub-components of gait and how they may mature across early to late childhood. This review also discusses the roles of changing anthropomorphic characteristics, and maturing sensory and higher-order cognitive processes in differentiating the developmental trajectories of the sub-components of gait. Importantly, although studies have shown that cognitive-gait interference is larger in children compared to adults, the contributing neurocognitive mechanisms may vary across age groups who have different types of attentional or cognitive vulnerabilities. These findings have implications for current models of gait maturation by highlighting the need for a dynamic model that focuses on the integration of various factors that contribute to gait though experience and practice. This is essential to elucidating why gait and other motor deficits are often contiguous with cognitive neurodevelopmental disorders.
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- C M Kraan
- School of Psychological Sciences and The Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical and Neurosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences and The Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical and Neurosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia
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- School of Psychological Sciences and The Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical and Neurosciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
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Killeen T, Easthope CS, Filli L, Lőrincz L, Schrafl-Altermatt M, Brugger P, Linnebank M, Curt A, Zörner B, Bolliger M. Increasing cognitive load attenuates right arm swing in healthy human walking. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2017; 4:160993. [PMID: 28280596 PMCID: PMC5319362 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Human arm swing looks and feels highly automated, yet it is increasingly apparent that higher centres, including the cortex, are involved in many aspects of locomotor control. The addition of a cognitive task increases arm swing asymmetry during walking, but the characteristics and mechanism of this asymmetry are unclear. We hypothesized that this effect is lateralized and a Stroop word-colour naming task-primarily involving left hemisphere structures-would reduce right arm swing only. We recorded gait in 83 healthy subjects aged 18-80 walking normally on a treadmill and while performing a congruent and incongruent Stroop task. The primary measure of arm swing asymmetry-an index based on both three-dimensional wrist trajectories in which positive values indicate proportionally smaller movements on the right-increased significantly under dual-task conditions in those aged 40-59 and further still in the over-60s, driven by reduced right arm flexion. Right arm swing attenuation appears to be the norm in humans performing a locomotor-cognitive dual-task, confirming a prominent role of the brain in locomotor behaviour. Women under 60 are surprisingly resistant to this effect, revealing unexpected gender differences atop the hierarchical chain of locomotor control.
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- Tim Killeen
- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 26, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Neurology, Helios-Klinik Hagen-Ambrock, Ambrocker Weg 60, 58091 Hagen, Germany
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Spinal Cord Injury Center, University Hospital Balgrist, Forchstrasse 340, 8008 Zurich, Switzerland
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Cognitive-Motor Interference on Upper Extremity Motor Performance in a Robot-Assisted Planar Reaching Task Among Patients With Stroke. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2016; 98:730-737. [PMID: 28049003 DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 10/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore motor performance on 2 different cognitive tasks during robotic rehabilitation in which motor performance was longitudinally assessed. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Rehabilitation hospital. PARTICIPANTS Patients (N=22) with chronic stroke and upper extremity impairment. INTERVENTION A total of 640 repetitions of robot-assisted planar reaching, 5 times a week for 4 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Longitudinal robotic evaluations regarding motor performance included smoothness, mean velocity, path error, and reach error by the type of cognitive task. Dual-task effects (DTEs) of motor performance were computed to analyze the effect of the cognitive task on dual-task interference. RESULTS Cognitive task type influenced smoothness (P=.006), the DTEs of smoothness (P=.002), and the DTEs of reach error (P=.052). Robotic rehabilitation improved smoothness (P=.007) and reach error (P=.078), while stroke severity affected smoothness (P=.01), reach error (P<.001), and path error (P=.01). Robotic rehabilitation or severity did not affect the DTEs of motor performance. CONCLUSIONS The results provide evidence for the effect of cognitive-motor interference on upper extremity performance among participants with stroke using a robotic-guided rehabilitation system.
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Freire Júnior RC, Porto JM, Marques NR, Magnani PE, Abreu DCCD. The effects of a simultaneous cognitive or motor task on the kinematics of walking in older fallers and non-fallers. Hum Mov Sci 2016; 51:146-152. [PMID: 28038330 DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2016.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human gait has been widely investigated under dual-task conditions because it has been demonstrated to be an important way to uncover differences in gait biomechanics between older fallers and non-fallers. However, exactly how simultaneous tasks affect the kinematics of walking remains unclear. In the present study, gait kinematic properties of older fallers and non-fallers were compared under cognitive and motor dual-task conditions. The gait kinematic properties of interest were recorded under three different conditions: walking at preferred speed, walking when performing a cognitive task (naming animals), and walking when performing a motor task (transferring a coin from one pocket to the other). The following variables were analyzed: gait speed, cadence, stride time, step length, single support, stride time variability, and the dual-task cost. In addition, functional balance was evaluated by means of the Balance Evaluation - Systems Test (BESTest). Two-way repeated-measures ANOVAs revealed significant main effects of walking conditions. However, no significant main effects of group (fallers vs. non-fallers) and no significant interaction effects between group and walking condition were observed. The BESTest revealed that functional balance in fallers was worse than in non-fallers. The cognitive task leads to more significant changes in gait kinematics than does a motor task and the step length and stride time variability were variables more sensitive to that cognitive influence.
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- Renato Campos Freire Júnior
- Laboratory for Evaluation and Recovery of Balance, Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Laboratory for Evaluation and Recovery of Balance, Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Evaluation and Recovery of Balance, Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratory for Evaluation and Recovery of Balance, Department of Biomechanics, Medicine and Rehabilitation of the Locomotor System, School of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Effects of Physical-Cognitive Dual Task Training on Executive Function and Gait Performance in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 2016:5812092. [PMID: 28053985 PMCID: PMC5178854 DOI: 10.1155/2016/5812092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Physical and cognitive training seem to counteract age-related decline in physical and mental function. Recently, the possibility of integrating cognitive demands into physical training has attracted attention. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of twelve weeks of designed physical-cognitive training on executive cognitive function and gait performance in older adults. Thirty-six healthy, active individuals aged 72.30 ± 5.84 years were assigned to two types of physical training with major focus on physical single task (ST) training (n = 16) and physical-cognitive dual task (DT) training (n = 20), respectively. They were tested before and after the intervention for executive function (inhibition, working memory) through Random Number Generation and for gait (walking with/without negotiating hurdles) under both single and dual task (ST, DT) conditions. Gait performance improved in both groups, while inhibitory performance decreased after exercise training with ST focus but tended to increase after training with physical-cognitive DT focus. Changes in inhibition performance were correlated with changes in DT walking performance with group differences as a function of motor task complexity (with/without hurdling). The study supports the effectiveness of group exercise classes for older individuals to improve gait performance, with physical-cognitive DT training selectively counteracting the age-related decline in a core executive function essential for daily living.
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Metzger FG, Ehlis AC, Haeussinger FB, Schneeweiss P, Hudak J, Fallgatter AJ, Schneider S. Functional brain imaging of walking while talking - An fNIRS study. Neuroscience 2016; 343:85-93. [PMID: 27915210 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Since functional imaging of whole body movements is not feasible with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the present study presents in vivo functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) as a suitable technique to measure body movement effects on fronto-temporo-parietal cortical activation in single- and dual-task paradigms. Previous fNIRS applications in studies addressing whole body movements were typically limited to the assessment of prefrontal brain areas. The current study investigated brain activation in the frontal, temporal and parietal cortex of both hemispheres using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) with two large 4×4 probe-sets with 24 channels each during single and dual gait tasks. 12 young healthy adults were measured using fNIRS walking on a treadmill: the participants performed two single-task (ST) paradigms (walking at different speeds, i.e. 3 and 5km/h) and a dual task (DT) paradigm where a verbal fluency task (VFT) had to be executed while walking at 3km/h. The results show an increase of activation in Broca's area during the more advanced conditions (ST 5km/h vs. ST 3km/h, DT vs. ST 3km/h, DT vs. 5km/h), while the corresponding area on the right hemisphere was also activated. DT paradigms including a cognitive task in conjunction with whole body movements elicit wide-spread cortical activation patterns across fronto-temporo-parietal areas. An elaborate assessment of these activation patterns requires more extensive fNIRS assessments than the traditional prefrontal investigations, e.g. as performed with portable fNIRS devices.
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- Florian G Metzger
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; Geriatric Center, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Department of Sports Medicine, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Straße 6, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; Center of Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), Cluster of Excellence, University of Tuebingen, Otfried-Müller-Straße 25, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital of Tuebingen, Calwerstraße 14, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; Department of Psychology, HELP University Kuala Lumpur, Persiaran Cakerawala, Subang Bestari, Seksyen U4, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.
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Niermeyer MA, Suchy Y, Ziemnik RE. Motor sequencing in older adulthood: relationships with executive functioning and effects of complexity. Clin Neuropsychol 2016; 31:598-618. [DOI: 10.1080/13854046.2016.1257071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Department of Psychology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Ellmers TJ, Cocks AJ, Doumas M, Williams AM, Young WR. Gazing into Thin Air: The Dual-Task Costs of Movement Planning and Execution during Adaptive Gait. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166063. [PMID: 27824937 PMCID: PMC5100909 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We examined the effect of increased cognitive load on visual search behavior and measures of gait performance during locomotion. Also, we investigated how personality traits, specifically the propensity to consciously control or monitor movements (trait movement ‘reinvestment’), impacted the ability to maintain effective gaze under conditions of cognitive load. Healthy young adults traversed a novel adaptive walking path while performing a secondary serial subtraction task. Performance was assessed using correct responses to the cognitive task, gaze behavior, stepping accuracy, and time to complete the walking task. When walking while simultaneously carrying out the secondary serial subtraction task, participants visually fixated on task-irrelevant areas ‘outside’ the walking path more often and for longer durations of time, and fixated on task-relevant areas ‘inside’ the walkway for shorter durations. These changes were most pronounced in high-trait-reinvesters. We speculate that reinvestment-related processes placed an additional cognitive demand upon working memory. These increased task-irrelevant ‘outside’ fixations were accompanied by slower completion rates on the walking task and greater gross stepping errors. Findings suggest that attention is important for the maintenance of effective gaze behaviors, supporting previous claims that the maladaptive changes in visual search observed in high-risk older adults may be a consequence of inefficiencies in attentional processing. Identifying the underlying attentional processes that disrupt effective gaze behaviour during locomotion is an essential step in the development of rehabilitation, with this information allowing for the emergence of interventions that reduce the risk of falling.
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- Toby J. Ellmers
- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
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- College of Heath, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America
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- Department of Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
- Institute of Environment, Health and Societies, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Seymour KM, Higginson CI, DeGoede KM, Bifano MK, Orr R, Higginson JS. Cellular Telephone Dialing Influences Kinematic and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters in Healthy Adults. J Mot Behav 2016; 48:535-541. [PMID: 27340890 DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2016.1152226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Gait speed is typically reduced when individuals simultaneously perform other tasks. However, the impact of dual tasking on kinetic and kinematic gait parameters is unclear because these vary with gait speed. The objective of this study was to identify whether dual tasking impacts gait in healthy adults when speed is constant. Twenty-two healthy adults dialed a cell phone during treadmill walking at a self-selected speed while kinetic, kinematic, and spatial parameters were recorded. Results indicated that dual tasking did not impact phone dialing speed, but increased stride width, peak knee flexion during stance, and peak plantarflexion, and decreased knee and ankle range of motion. Dual tasking appears to influence kinematic gait variables in a manner consistent with promotion of stability.
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- Kelly M Seymour
- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware
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- c Department of Engineering & Physics , Elizabethtown College , Elizabethtown , Pennsylvania
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- b Department of Psychology , Loyola University Maryland , Baltimore , Maryland
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- b Department of Psychology , Loyola University Maryland , Baltimore , Maryland
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- a Department of Mechanical Engineering , University of Delaware , Newark , Delaware
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Smith-Ray RL, Irmiter C, Boulter K. Cognitive Training among Cognitively Impaired Older Adults: A Feasibility Study Assessing the Potential Improvement in Balance. Front Public Health 2016; 4:219. [PMID: 27800473 PMCID: PMC5066075 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2016.00219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Emerging literature suggests that mobility and cognition are linked. Epidemiological data support a negative association between cognition and falls among cognitively intact older adults. A small number of intervention studies found that regimented cognitive training (CT) improves mobility among this population, suggesting that CT may be an under-explored approach toward reducing falls. To date, no studies have examined the impact of CT on balance among those who are cognitively impaired. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility of implementing a CT program among cognitively impaired older adults and examine whether there are potential improvements in balance following CT. Method A single group repeated measures design was used to identify change in balance, depressive symptoms, and global cognition. A mixed method approach was employed to evaluate the feasibility of a CT intervention among a cohort of cognitively impaired older adults. CT was delivered in a group 2 days/week over 10 weeks using an online brain exercise program, Posit Science Brain HQ (20 h). All participants completed a one-on-one data collection interview at baseline and post-program. Results Participants (N = 20) were on average 80.5 years old and had mild to moderate cognitive impairment. Following the 10-week CT intervention, mean scores on 4 of the 5 balance measures improved among CT participants. Although none of the balance improvements reached significance, these findings are promising given the small sample size. Depressive symptoms significantly improved between baseline and 10 weeks (p = 0.021). Mean global cognition also improved across the study period, but neither of these improvements were statistically significant. Based on participant responses, the CT program was feasible for this population. Conclusion This study provides support for the feasibility of implementing a CT program among cognitively impaired older adults in an adult day setting. Our findings also add to emerging literature that CT may be a novel and innovative approach to fall prevention among older adults.
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- Renae L Smith-Ray
- Department of Health Analytics, Research, and Reporting, Walgreen Co., Deerfield, IL, USA; Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago , Chicago, IL , USA
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Metzger FG, Hobert MA, Ehlis AC, Hasmann SE, Hahn T, Eschweiler GW, Berg D, Fallgatter AJ, Maetzler W. Dual Tasking for the Differentiation between Depression and Mild Cognitive Impairment. Front Aging Neurosci 2016; 8:235. [PMID: 27790136 PMCID: PMC5062919 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2016.00235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Differentiation of mild cognitive impairment from depression in elderly adults is a clinically relevant issue which is not sufficiently solved. Gait and dual task (DT) parameters may have the potential to complement current diagnostic work-up, as both dementia and depression are associated with changes of gait and DT parameters. METHODS Seven hundred and four participants of the TREND study (Tübinger evaluation of Risk factors for Early detection of NeuroDegeneration) aged 50-80 years were assessed using the Consortium to Establish a Registry for Alzheimer's Disease Plus test battery for testing cognition and Beck's Depression Inventory for evaluation of depression. Based on these results, four groups were defined: acute depressed (N = 53), cognitively mildly impaired (N = 97), acute depressed, and cognitively mildly impaired (N = 15), and controls (N = 536). Participants underwent a 20 m walk and checking boxes task under single (ST) and DT conditions. ST and DT performance and dual task costs (DTC) were calculated. Due to the typical age of increasing incidence of depressive and also cognitive symptoms, the 7th decade was calculated separately. RESULTS ST speeds of gait and checking boxes, DT walking speed, and walking DTC were significantly different between groups. Healthy controls were the fastest in all paradigms and cognitively mildly impaired had higher DTC than depressed individuals. Additionally, we constructed a multivariate predictive model differentiating the groups on a single-subject level. CONCLUSION DT parameters are simply and comfortably measureable, and DTC can easily be determined. The combination of these parameters allows a differentiation of depressed and cognitively mildly impaired elderly adults.
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- Florian G Metzger
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center of Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tuebingen Tuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center of Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Hospital of Tuebingen Tuebingen, Germany
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- Institute of Psychology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center of Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; Department of Neurology, University Hospital of Schleswig-Holstein Campus KielKiel, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Tuebingen Tuebingen, Germany
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- Center for Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, Center of Neurology and Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), University Hospital of TuebingenTuebingen, Germany
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Demnitz N, Esser P, Dawes H, Valkanova V, Johansen-Berg H, Ebmeier KP, Sexton C. A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional studies examining the relationship between mobility and cognition in healthy older adults. Gait Posture 2016; 50:164-174. [PMID: 27621086 PMCID: PMC5081060 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2016] [Revised: 08/15/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Ageing is associated with declines in cognitive function and mobility. The extent to which this relationship encompasses the subdomains of cognition and mobility remains unclear, however. We searched MEDLINE and EMBASE databases for cross-sectional studies examining the association between objective mobility measures (gait, lower-extremity function, balance) and cognitive function (global, executive function, memory, processing speed) in healthy older adults. Of the 642 studies identified, 26 studies met the inclusion criteria, with a total of 26,355 participants. For each feature of physical mobility, the relation to each aspect of cognition was reviewed. In the context of each association, we summarised the results to date and performed random-effects meta-analyses of published data. Reviewed findings suggest that individuals with better mobility perform better on assessments of global cognition, executive function, memory and processing speed. Not all measures of mobility were equally associated with cognitive function, however. Although there was a larger number of gait and lower-extremity function studies, and this may have driven findings, most studies examining balance and cognition measures reported no significant results. Meta-analyses on reported associations supported results by revealing significant, albeit small, effect sizes in favour of a positive association between performance on mobility measures and cognitive assessments. Future research should aim to establish the mechanisms driving this relationship, as this may identify predictors of age-related impairments.
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- Naiara Demnitz
- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK; Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
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- Movement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, OX3 0BP, UK
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- Movement Science Group, Oxford Brookes University, OX3 0BP, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK
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- FMRIB Centre, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK.
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Executive function is necessary for the regulation of the stepping activity when stepping in place in older adults. Aging Clin Exp Res 2016; 28:909-15. [PMID: 26607957 PMCID: PMC5014887 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-015-0499-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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To determine the effect of age on stepping performance and to compare the cognitive demand required to regulate repetitive stepping between older and younger adults while performing a stepping in place task (SIP). Fourteen younger (25.4 ± 6.5) and 15 older adults (71.0 ± 9.0) participated in this study. They performed a seated category fluency task and Stroop test, followed by a 60 s SIP task. Following this, both the cognitive and motor tasks were performed simultaneously. We assessed cognitive performance, SIP cycle duration, asymmetry, and arrhythmicity. Compared to younger adults, older adults had larger SIP arrhythmicity both as a single task and when combined with the Category (p < 0.001) and Stroop (p < 0.01) tasks. Older adults also had larger arrhythmicity when dual tasking compared to SIP alone (p < 0.001). Older adults showed greater SIP asymmetry when combined with Category (p = 0.006) and Stroop (p = 0.06) tasks. Finally, they had lower cognitive performance than younger adults in both single and dual tasks (p < 0.01). Age and type of cognitive task performed with the motor task affected different components of stepping. While SIP arrhythmicity was larger for all conditions in older compared to younger adults, cycle duration was not different, and asymmetry tended to be larger during SIP when paired with a verbal fluency task. SIP does not require a high level of control for dynamic stability, therefore demonstrating that higher-level executive function is necessary for the regulation of stepping activity independently of the regulation of postural balance. Furthermore, older adults may lack the cognitive resources needed to adequately regulate stepping activity while performing a cognitive task relying on the executive function.
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Worden TA, Mendes M, Singh P, Vallis LA. Measuring the effects of a visual or auditory Stroop task on dual-task costs during obstacle crossing. Gait Posture 2016; 50:159-163. [PMID: 27621085 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2016] [Revised: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/31/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Successful planning and execution of motor strategies while concurrently performing a cognitive task has been previously examined, but unfortunately the varied and numerous cognitive tasks studied has limited our fundamental understanding of how the central nervous system successfully integrates and executes these tasks simultaneously. To gain a better understanding of these mechanisms we used a set of cognitive tasks requiring similar central executive function processes and response outputs but requiring different perceptual mechanisms to perform the motor task. Thirteen healthy young adults (20.6±1.6years old) were instrumented with kinematic markers (60Hz) and completed 5 practice, 10 single-task obstacle walking trials and two 40 trial experimental blocks. Each block contained 20 trials of seated (single-task) trials followed by 20 cognitive and obstacle (30% lower leg length) crossing trials (dual-task). Blocks were randomly presented and included either an auditory Stroop task (AST; central interference only) or a visual Stroop task (VST; combined central and structural interference). Higher accuracy rates and shorter response times were observed for the VST versus AST single-task trials (p<0.05). Conversely, for the obstacle stepping performance, larger dual task costs were observed for the VST as compared to the AST for clearance measures (the VST induced larger clearance values for both the leading and trailing feet), indicating VST tasks caused greater interference for obstacle crossing (p<0.05). These results supported the hypothesis that structural interference has a larger effect on motor performance in a dual-task situation compared to cognitive tasks that pose interference at only the central processing stage.
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- Timothy A Worden
- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada.
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Longitudinal Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Functional Outcomes Before and After Repairing Otic Capsule Dehiscence. Otol Neurotol 2016; 37:70-82. [PMID: 26649608 PMCID: PMC4674143 DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000000928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Patients with peripheral vestibular dysfunction because of gravitational receptor asymmetries display signs of cognitive dysfunction and are assumed to have neurobehavioral sequelae. This was tested with pre- and postoperatively quantitative measurements in three cohort groups with superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome (SSCDS) symptoms with: 1) superior canal dehiscence (SCD) repaired via a middle cranial fossa craniotomy and canal plugging only; 2) otic capsule defects not visualized with imaging (no-iOCD) repaired with round window reinforcement (RWR) only; or 3) both SCD plugging and subsequent development of no-iOCD followed by RWR.
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Tavakoli S, Forghany S, Nester C. The effect of dual tasking on foot kinematics in people with functional ankle instability. Gait Posture 2016; 49:364-370. [PMID: 27494304 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.07.302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Some cases of repeated inversion ankle sprains are thought to have a neurological basis and are termed functional ankle instability (FAI). In addition to factors local to the ankle, such as loss of proprioception, cognitive demands have the ability to influence motor control and may increase the risk of repetitive lateral sprains. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of cognitive demand on foot kinematics in physically active people with functional ankle instability. METHODS 21 physically active participants with FAI and 19 matched healthy controls completed trials of normal walking (single task) and normal walking while performing a cognitive task (dual task). Foot motion relative to the shank was recorded. Cognitive performance, ankle kinematics and movement variability in single and dual task conditions was characterized. RESULTS During normal walking, the ankle joint was significantly more inverted in FAI compared to the control group pre and post initial contact. Under dual task conditions, there was a statistically significant increase in frontal plane foot movement variability during the period 200ms pre and post initial contact in people with FAI compared to the control group (p<0.05). Dual task also significantly increased plantar flexion and inversion during the period 200ms pre and post initial contact in the FAI group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION participants with FAI demonstrated different ankle movement patterns and increased movement variability during a dual task condition. Cognitive load may increase risk of ankle instability in these people.
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- Sanam Tavakoli
- Musculoskeletal Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Musculoskeletal Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Centre for Health Sciences Research, School Health Sciences, University of Salford, UK.
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- Centre for Health Sciences Research, School Health Sciences, University of Salford, UK.
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Agmon M, Shochat T, Kizony R. Sleep quality is associated with walking under dual-task, but not single-task performance. Gait Posture 2016; 49:127-131. [PMID: 27414039 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.06.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2016] [Revised: 05/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/11/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between sleep behavior and gait performance under single-task (ST) and dual-task (DT) walking conditions in community- dwelling older adults. METHODS Walking under ST and DT conditions was evaluated in 34 community-dwelling older adults, 64.7% women, mean age 71.5 (SD±5.8). Gait-speed and gait-variability data were collected using the OPAL wearable sensors of the Mobility Lab. Sleep behavior (sleep efficiency [SE] and sleep latency [SL]) was assessed using actigraphy, over 5 consecutive nights. RESULTS Lower SE was associated with decreased gait speed and increased stride-length variability during DT (rs=0.35; p=0.04; rs=-0.36; p=0.03, respectively), whereas longer SL was associated with increased stride-length variability during DT (rs=0.38; p=.03). After controlling for age and cognition, SE accounted for 24% and 33% of the variability in stride length and stride time. No associations were found between sleep and gait measures under ST walking. CONCLUSIONS Lower SE is associated with decreased gait speed and increased gait variability under DT conditions that are indicative of an increased risk for falls in older adults. Our findings support clinical recommendations to incorporate the evaluation of sleep quality in the context of risk assessment for falls.
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- Maayan Agmon
- The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel.
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- The Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel.
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- Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare & Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Mount Carmel, Haifa 3498838, Israel; Center of Advanced Technologies in Rehabilitation, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
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Yuan P, Koppelmans V, Reuter-Lorenz PA, De Dios YE, Gadd NE, Wood SJ, Riascos R, Kofman IS, Bloomberg JJ, Mulavara AP, Seidler RD. Increased Brain Activation for Dual Tasking with 70-Days Head-Down Bed Rest. Front Syst Neurosci 2016; 10:71. [PMID: 27601982 PMCID: PMC4993791 DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2016.00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Head-down tilt bed rest (HDBR) has been used as a spaceflight analog to simulate the effects of microgravity exposure on human physiology, sensorimotor function, and cognition on Earth. Previous studies have reported that concurrent performance of motor and cognitive tasks can be impaired during space missions. Understanding the consequences of HDBR for neural control of dual tasking may possibly provide insight into neural efficiency during spaceflight. In the current study, we evaluated how dual task performance and the underlying brain activation changed as a function of HDBR. Eighteen healthy men participated in this study. They remained continuously in the 6° head-down tilt position for 70 days. Functional MRI for bimanual finger tapping was acquired during both single task and dual task conditions, and repeated at 7 time points pre-, during- and post-HDBR. Another 12 healthy males participated as controls who did not undergo HDBR. A widely distributed network involving the frontal, parietal, cingulate, temporal, and occipital cortices exhibited increased activation for dual tasking and increased activation differences between dual and single task conditions during HDBR relative to pre- or post-HDBR. This HDBR-related brain activation increase for dual tasking implies that more neurocognitive control is needed for dual task execution during HDBR compared to pre- and post-HDBR. We observed a positive correlation between pre-to-post HDBR changes in dual-task cost of reaction time and pre-to-post HDBR change in dual-task cost of brain activation in several cerebral and cerebellar regions. These findings could be predictive of changes in dual task processing during spaceflight.
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- Peng Yuan
- School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Wyle Science, Technology and Engineering Group Houston, TX, USA
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- Wyle Science, Technology and Engineering Group Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Azusa Pacific University Azusa, CA, USA
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- The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, TX, USA
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- Wyle Science, Technology and Engineering Group Houston, TX, USA
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- NASA Johnson Space CenterHouston, TX, USA; Universities Space Research AssociationHouston, TX, USA
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- School of Kinesiology, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USA; Department of Psychology, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USA; Neuroscience Program, Medical School, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI, USA
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