Background Aging is often associated with changes in the musculoskeletal system,
peripheral and central nervous system. These age-related changes often result in mobility …

Even for a stereotyped task, sensorimotor behavior is generally variable due to noise,
redundancy, adaptability, learning or plasticity. The sources and significance of different …

Aim: The goal of this study was to analyze the effects of external rhythmic auditory
stimulation (RAS) on gait variability in older adults and people with Parkinson's disease …

A fundamental question in human motor neuroscience is to determine how the nervous
system generates goal-directed movements despite inherent physiological noise and …

Behavioral findings suggest that aging alters the involvement of cortical sensorimotor
mechanisms in postural control. However, corresponding accounts of the underlying neural …

Load carriage perturbs the neuromuscular system, which can be impaired due to ageing.
The ability to counteract perturbations is an indicator of neuromuscular function but if the …

Leg stiffness plays a key role in the storage and release of elastic energy during stance.
However, the extent to which a runner is able to reuse stored energy remains a limiting …

Gait variability (GV) is a crucial measure of inconsistency of muscular activities or body
segmental movements during repeated tasks. Hence, GV might serve as a relevant and …

Introduction During cyclical steady state ambulation, such as walking, variability in stride
intervals can indicate the state of the system. In order to define locomotor system function …

Maintaining balance during walking is a continuous sensorimotor control problem.
Throughout the movement, the central nervous system has to collect sensory data about the …