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12383925

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-17
pubmed:abstractText
Without visual information, human subjects are not able to maintain displacement in a straight line. This tendency to depart from linearity during locomotion is called veering. The purpose of the present experiment was to investigate the extent to which attention could modulate navigation in the absence of visual information. Blindfolded locomotion on linear pathways was assessed under three different conditions. The Distraction condition was intended to divert participants' attention from the walking task, whereas in the Concentration condition, participants deliberately focused on the task. There was also a Control condition in which no particular instruction was provided. Results showed that subjects veered in all conditions. Furthermore, more accurate performances were observed in the Distraction condition compared to the Control condition, while the Concentration condition led to larger deviations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0304-3940
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
331
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
175-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Veering in human locomotion: modulatory effect of attention.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire Sport et Performance Motrice, Université Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1, Grenoble, France. nicolas.vuillerme@ujf-grenoble.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article