"You can tell by the way I use my walk." Predicting the presence of cognitive load with gait measurements.

Journal: Biomedical engineering online
Published Date: Sep 12, 2018

Abstract

BACKGROUND: There is considerable evidence that a person's gait is affected by cognitive load. Research in this field has implications for understanding the relationship between motor control and neurological conditions in aging and clinical populations. Accordingly, this pilot study evaluates the cognitive load based on gait accelerometry measurements of the walking patterns of ten healthy individuals (18-35 years old).

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  • Pritika Dasgupta
    Department of Biomedical Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  • Jessie VanSwearingen
    Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
  • Ervin Sejdić
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Benedum Hall, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA. Electronic address: esejdic@ieee.org.

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