Visuomotor control of locomotor steering in stroke: effects of differing optic flows and goal locations

• Main Author: Aburub, Ala Sami
• Other Authors: Anouk Lamontagne (Internal/Supervisor)
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 2013
• Subjects: Health Sciences - Physical Therapy; Le Casque; DML
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=114548

Persons with stroke face difficulties in walking that are characterized by a slow speed and difficulties adapting the walking pattern to contextual demands. Changing the direction of walking (steering) can be challenging, especially when exposed to complex visual information. It was previously demon...