Walking With Ears: Altered Auditory Feedback Impacts Gait Step Length in Older Adults

• Main Authors: Tara Cornwell (Author), Jane Woodward (Author), Mengnan/Mary Wu (Author), Brennan Jackson (Author), Pamela Souza (Author), Jonathan Siegel (Author), Sumitrajit Dhar (Author), Keith E. Gordon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Auditory feedback may provide the nervous system with valuable temporal (e. g., footstep sounds) and spatial (e.g., external reference sounds) information that can assist in the control of upright walking. As such, hearing loss may directly contribute to declines in mobility among older adults. Our...