Boston, MA -- Walking is a complex task that is most commonly performed while completing other tasks like talking, reading signs, or making decisions. For most, after the age of 65, such “dual tasking ...

“It was surprising that for some of the subjects it was easier for them to do dual-tasking – do more than one task – compared to single-tasking – doing each task separately.” Walking while engaging in ...

Research has found that training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed during recovery can help improve the brain function that enables people to walk and perform another task simultaneously, ...

The ability to multitask while waking starts declining by age 55, a recent study found. Meaning middle age adults may have a harder time walking and talking, among other activities, at the same time a ...

Who says you can’t do two things at once and do them both well? A new study challenges the notion that multi-tasking causes one or both activities to suffer. In a study of older adults who completed ...

2 Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics, Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 3 Brain Injury Center, Boston Childrens Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 4 Department of Human Physiology ...

Research has found that training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed during recovery can help improve the brain function that enables people to walk and perform another task simultaneously, ...