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EFFECTS OF A CONCURRENT MEMORY TASK ON THE MAINTENANCE OF UPRIGHT STANCE
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RAMENZONI, VERONICA C.
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Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2005, MA, University of Cincinnati, Arts and Sciences : Psychology.
Abstract
Recent evidence suggests that the postural control system and the cognitive system interact when engaged concurrently. However, the literature is inconsistent with regard to whether cognitive activity degrades or facilitates postural control, and with regard to whether distinct types of cognitive activity differentially affect postural control. The aim of this project was to assess the effects of working memory tasks on postural control. Participants were instructed to perform simultaneously a posture task and a working memory task, which varied across trials along three dimensions: a) type of information (verbal and visual), b) working memory component (phonological loop, visual sketchpad and central executive), and c) cognitive process (encoding and rehearsal). Results showed a general tendency for postural sway to decrease during rehearsal and to increase during encoding of cognitive information, but these effects were not specific to the working memory component that was presumably engaged by the verbal and visual tasks.
Committee
Michael Riley (Advisor)
Pages
57 p.
Subject Headings
Psychology, Experimental
Keywords
Postural control
;
Working Memory
;
Dual-task
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RAMENZONI, V. C. (2005).
EFFECTS OF A CONCURRENT MEMORY TASK ON THE MAINTENANCE OF UPRIGHT STANCE
[Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116001020
APA Style (7th edition)
RAMENZONI, VERONICA.
EFFECTS OF A CONCURRENT MEMORY TASK ON THE MAINTENANCE OF UPRIGHT STANCE.
2005. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116001020.
MLA Style (8th edition)
RAMENZONI, VERONICA. "EFFECTS OF A CONCURRENT MEMORY TASK ON THE MAINTENANCE OF UPRIGHT STANCE." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1116001020
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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