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 ...

Highlighting ADHD Researchers evaluated texting and walking performance as well as the role of age and symptom severity in children with attention-deficit ...

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 ...

Hearing loss reduced cognitive-motor dual-task performance among people with mild cognitive impairment, but training may improve performance.

Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal found that poorer hearing leads to slower gait and worse balance in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, but combined physical and cognitive ...

They scored worst on dual-task measures. We already know that males tend to get hearing loss earlier in life and it tends to be more severe than in females. But this is the first documented study to ...

Background The effects of dual task (DT) performance on injury incidence in sports have barely been researched. Athletes often encounter situations where cognitive and motor tasks must be performed ...