Simulated visual field loss does not alter turning coordination in healthy young adults.
J Mot Behav
; 46(6): 423-31, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-25204364
ABSTRACT
Turning, while walking, is an important component of adaptive locomotion. Current hypotheses regarding the motor control of body segment coordination during turning suggest heavy influence of visual information. The authors aimed to examine whether visual field impairment (central loss or peripheral loss) affects body segment coordination during walking turns in healthy young adults. No significant differences in the onset time of segments or intersegment coordination were observed because of visual field occlusion. These results suggest that healthy young adults can use visual information obtained from central and peripheral visual fields interchangeably, pointing to flexibility of visuomotor control in healthy young adults. Further study in populations with chronic visual impairment and those with turning difficulties are warranted.
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MEDLINE
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Psychomotor Performance
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Visual Fields
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Year:
2014
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Article