@article{ref1,
title="The role of conscious processing of movements during balance by young and older adults",
journal="Human movement science",
year="2020",
author="Uiga, Liis and Poolton, Jamie M. and Capio, Catherine M. and Wilson, Mark R. and Ryu, Donghyun and Masters, Rich S. W.",
volume="70",
number="",
pages="e102566-e102566",
abstract="We examined the effect of verbalization of a phylogenetic motor skill, balance, in older and young adults with a low or a high propensity for conscious verbal engagement in their movements (reinvestment). Seventy-seven older adults and 53 young adults were categorized as high or low reinvestors, using the Movement Specific Reinvestment Scale, which assesses propensity for conscious processing of movements. Participants performed a pre- and post-test balance task that required quiet standing on a force-measuring plate. Prior to the post-test, participants described their pre-test balancing performance (verbalization) or listed animals (non-verbalization). Only young adults were affected by verbalization, with participants with a high propensity for reinvestment displaying increased medial-lateral entropy and participants with a low propensity for reinvestment displaying increased area of sway and medial-lateral sway variability following the intervention. The possible explanations for these results are discussed.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0167-9457",
doi="10.1016/j.humov.2019.102566",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.102566"
}