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Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly

Editors:

  1. George E. Stelmach

    1. Motor Control Section, Exercise and Sport Research Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

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  2. Volker Hömberg

    1. Neurological Therapy Center, Düsseldorf, Germany

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series D: (ASID, volume 75)

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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Sensorimotor Integration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
      PDF

    4. Decline of Psychomotor Performance: Calender or Health?

      • P. J. Houx, F. W. Vreeling, J. Jolles
      Pages 31-39

    5. The Influence of Aging on Motor Skill Learning

      • H. Carnahan, A. A. Vandervoort, L. R. Swanson
      Pages 41-56

    6. The Decline of Spatial and Temporal Abilities with Age

      • A. G. M. Canavan, N. Bayer, W. Lutzenberger
      Pages 57-72

    7. Age-Related Slowing

      • Virginia Diggles Buckles
      Pages 73-87

  3. Age Changes in Muscle

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    3. Muscle Force Generation and Age: The Role of Sex Hormones

      • S. K. Phillips, J. L. Rowbury, S. A. Bruce, R. C. Woledge
      Pages 129-141

  4. Posture and Locomotion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 155-155
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    2. Cognitive Processes Involved for Maintaining Postural Stability While Standing and Walking

      • N. Teasdale, Y. Lajoie, C. Bard, M. Fleury, R. Courtemanche
      Pages 157-168

    3. Mobility Biomechanics in Young and Old Healthy Adults

      • Albert B. Schultz, Neil B. Alexander, James A. Ashton-Miller
      Pages 169-174

    4. Postural Control in Normal Subjects and Older Women Who Have Fallen

      • M. B. Hawken, P. Jäntti, C. Kennard
      Pages 175-191

    5. Postural Responses of the Elderly: Comparisons with Vestibular-Deficit Subjects

      • J. H. J. Allum, F. Honegger, E. A. Keshner
      Pages 193-208
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Motor Control Section, Exercise and Sport Research Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    George E. Stelmach

  • Neurological Therapy Center, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Volker Hömberg

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sensorimotor Impairment in the Elderly

  • Editors: George E. Stelmach, Volker Hömberg

  • Series Title: NATO Science Series D:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1976-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2393-8Published: 31 July 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4872-9Published: 16 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-1976-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0258-123X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 460

  • Topics: Condensed Matter Physics, Neurology, Classical Mechanics

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