Effects of the cognitive tasks in the postural control of elderly: A systematic revision

• Main Authors: Larissa Pires de Andrade (Author), Florindo Stella (Author), Fábio Augusto Barbieri (Author), Natália Madalena Rinaldi (Author), Ágata Yoko Yasue Hamanaka (Author), Lilian Teresa Bucken Gobbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2011-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Demanding attention in order to keep postural balance increases with aging and with the presence of concurrent tasks that require information processing. Several studies have demonstrated that motor performance can be related to the complexity of the task and aging process, presenting a possible int...