The study of dual-task performance examines how the human brain allocates limited cognitive resources to concurrently process two tasks, often under conditions of temporal overlap. One central ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

If you can walk the walk, but not walk and talk, you may be suffering from declining brain health. A new study has found the ability to juggle both tasks starts to diminish almost a decade earlier ...

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 ...

Cognitive and physical training can help older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) maintain or improve their ability to move and think simultaneously, but hearing ability and sex influence ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A recent study by biomedical engineers highlights the benefits of combining physical and cognitive exercises for aging adults. Conducted at Ohio's Activate Brain and Body Fitness ...

Rachel Downey (left) with Karen Li (middle) and Berkley Petersen (right): “This study shows that even if an individual has poor hearing and poor cognitive performance, their brain is still plastic ...