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ArticleExperimental brain research2017

Smooth pursuits decrease balance control during locomotion in young and older healthy females.

Neil M Thomas, Susan Dewhurst, Theodoros M Bampouras, Tim Donovan, Andrea Macaluso, Giuseppe Vannozzi

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Article in Experimental brain research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Neil M ThomasDepartment of Medical and Sport Sciences, Active Ageing Research Group, University of Cumbria, Lancaster, LA1 4DH, UK. neil.thomas@uni.cumbria.ac.uk.
Susan DewhurstDepartment of Medical and Sport Sciences, Active Ageing Research Group, University of Cumbria, Lancaster, LA1 4DH, UK.
Theodoros M BampourasDepartment of Medical and Sport Sciences, Active Ageing Research Group, University of Cumbria, Lancaster, LA1 4DH, UK.
Tim DonovanDepartment of Medical and Sport Sciences, Active Ageing Research Group, University of Cumbria, Lancaster, LA1 4DH, UK.
Andrea MacalusoDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 6, 00135, Rome, Italy.
Giuseppe VannozziDepartment of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome Foro Italico, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 6, 00135, Rome, Italy.
University of Cumbria · GBForo Italico University of Rome · IT

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Dowager Countess Eleanor Peel Trust N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dynamic balance control-characterised as movement of the trunk and lower limbs-was assessed during fixation of a fixed target, smooth pursuits and saccadic eye movements in ten young (22.9 ± 1.5 years) and ten older (72.1 ± 8.2 years) healthy females walking overground. Participants were presented with visual stimuli to initiate eye movements, and posture and gaze were assessed with motion analysis and eye tracking equipment. The results showed an increase in medial/lateral (ML) trunk movement (C7: p = 0.012; sacrum: p = 0.009) and step-width variability (p = 0.052) during smooth pursuits compared to a fixed target, with no changes for saccades compared to a fixed target. The elders demonstrated greater ML trunk movement (sacrum: p = 0.037) and step-width variability (p = 0.037) than the younger adults throughout, although this did not interact with the eye movements. The findings showed that smooth pursuits decreased balance control in young and older adults similarly, which was likely a consequence of more complicated retinal flow. Since healthy elders are typically already at a postural disadvantage, further decreases in balance caused by smooth pursuits are undesirable.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingEye Movement MeasurementsFemaleHumansMotion PerceptionPostural BalancePursuit, SmoothSaccadesTorsoWalkingYoung AdultElderly gaitEye movementsPostural controlSaccadesStep-variabilityWalking posture

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