| Title |
Visual flow influences gait transition speed and preferred walking speed
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Experimental Brain Research, March 2007
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00221-007-0917-0 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Betty J. Mohler, William B. Thompson, Sarah H. Creem-Regehr, Herbert L. Pick, William H. Warren |
| Abstract |
It is typically assumed that basic features of human gait are determined by purely biomechanical factors. In two experiments, we test whether gait transition speed and preferred walking speed are also influenced by visual information about the speed of self-motion. The visual flow during treadmill locomotion was manipulated to be slower than, matched to, or faster than the physical gait speed (visual gains of 0.5, 1.0, 2.0). Higher flow rates elicit significantly lower transition speeds for both the Walk-Run and Run-Walk transition, as expected. Similarly, higher flow rates elicit significantly lower preferred walking speeds. These results suggest that visual information becomes calibrated to mechanical or energetic aspects of gait and contributes to the control of locomotor behavior. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 273 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 80 | 28% |
| Student > Master | 40 | 14% |
| Researcher | 32 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 11% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 13 | 5% |
| Other | 51 | 18% |
| Unknown | 39 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 66 | 23% |
| Computer Science | 32 | 11% |
| Psychology | 27 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 23 | 8% |
| Sports and Recreations | 19 | 7% |
| Other | 60 | 21% |
| Unknown | 60 | 21% |
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