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SUBMITTER: Killeen T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5319362 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Killeen Tim T Easthope Christopher S CS Filli Linard L Lőrincz Lilla L Schrafl-Altermatt Miriam M Brugger Peter P Linnebank Michael M Curt Armin A Zörner Björn B Bolliger Marc M
Royal Society open science 20170125 1
Human arm swing looks and feels highly automated, yet it is increasingly apparent that higher centres, including the cortex, are involved in many aspects of locomotor control. The addition of a cognitive task increases arm swing asymmetry during walking, but the characteristics and mechanism of this asymmetry are unclear. We hypothesized that this effect is lateralized and a Stroop word-colour naming task-primarily involving left hemisphere structures-would reduce right arm swing only. We record ...[more]