—Patients with greater cognitive dysfunction had a more pronounced change in walking performance during dual-task walking, according to this study. Cognitive-motor dual-tasking, such as simultaneously ...

“It was surprising that for some of the subjects it was easier for them to do dual-tasking – do more than one task – compared to single-tasking – doing each task separately.” Walking while engaging in ...

Boston, MA -- Walking is a complex task that is most commonly performed while completing other tasks like talking, reading signs, or making decisions. For most, after the age of 65, such “dual tasking ...

It has long been thought that when walking is combined with a task – both suffer. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that this is not always ...