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Hemodynamic and behavioral changes in older adults during cognitively demanding dual tasks

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Executive functions play a fundamental role in walking by integrating information from cognitive‐motor pathways. Subtle changes in brain and behavior may help identify older adults who are more susceptible to… Click to show full abstract

Executive functions play a fundamental role in walking by integrating information from cognitive‐motor pathways. Subtle changes in brain and behavior may help identify older adults who are more susceptible to executive function deficits with advancing age due to prefrontal cortex deterioration. This study aims to examine how older adults mitigate executive demands while walking during cognitively demanding tasks.

Keywords: adults cognitively; changes older; behavioral changes; cognitively demanding; older adults; hemodynamic behavioral

Journal Title: Brain and Behavior
Year Published: 2021

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