TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - The role of conscious processing of movements during balance by young and older adults
JO  - Human movement science
A1  - Uiga, Liis
A1  - Poolton, Jamie M.
A1  - Capio, Catherine M.
A1  - Wilson, Mark R.
A1  - Ryu, Donghyun
A1  - Masters, Rich S. W.
SP  - e102566
EP  - e102566
VL  - 70
IS  - 
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0167-9457
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2019.102566
ID  - ref1
ER  -