Article

Gait is an attention-demanding task even in healthy young adults. However, scant
evidence exists about the attentional load required at various walking speeds.
The aim of this study was to investigate motor-cognitive interference while
walking at spontaneous, slow and very slow speed on a treadmill while carrying
out a backward counting task, in a group (n = 22) of healthy young participants.
Cognitive performance was also assessed while sitting. Higher DT cost on the
cognitive task was found at spontaneous and very slow walking speed, while at
slow walking speed the cognitive task was prioritized with higher DT cost on the
motor task. The attentional allocation during DT depends on walking speed with
gait prioritization at spontaneous and very slow speed that likely represent more
challenging motor conditions.
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