Vision Affects Gait Speed but not Patterns of Muscle Activation During Inclined Walking—A Virtual Reality Study

While walking, our locomotion is affected by and adapts to the environment based on vision- and body-based (vestibular and proprioception) cues. When transitioning to downhill walking, we modulate gait by braking to avoid uncontrolled acceleration, and when transitioning to uphill walking, we exert...

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Main Authors: Amit Benady, Sean Zadik, Oran Ben-Gal, Desiderio Cano Porras, Atalia Wenkert, Sharon Gilaie-Dotan, Meir Plotnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.632594/full