Why you need to look where you step for precise foot placement: The effects of gaze eccentricity on stepping errors

Why you need to look where you step for precise foot placement: The effects of gaze eccentricity on stepping errors

Highlights ► Eccentric gaze induces stepping errors contralateral to the direction of gaze. ► Gaze eccentricity induces reductions in stepping accuracy and precision. ► These effects are present both in darkness and in light.

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Veröffentlicht in:Gait & posture 2013-06, Vol.38 (2), p.242-246
Hauptverfasser: Smid, K.A, den Otter, A.R
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Accuracy
Female
Fixation, Ocular - physiology
Gait - physiology
Gaze
Humans
Male
Orthopedics
Psychomotor Performance
Sensorimotor control
Space Perception - physiology
Spatial coding
Stepping
Visual guidance
Visual Perception - physiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights ► Eccentric gaze induces stepping errors contralateral to the direction of gaze. ► Gaze eccentricity induces reductions in stepping accuracy and precision. ► These effects are present both in darkness and in light.
ISSN:0966-6362
1879-2219
DOI:10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.11.019