Effects of loading and aging on attentional demands of postural control

• Main Author: Ong, Yi Min.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Bioengineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/40125
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It has traditionally been considered that postural control is an automatic or reflex controlled task, suggesting that postural control systems use minimal attentional resources. However, recent research has provided evidence against this assumption. These studies suggest that there are significant a...