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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Postural threat"”.
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The effects of postural threat on sample entropy
… of this thesis were to 1) explore the effects of postural threat on sample entropy, a measure interpreted to reflect the attentional investment in postural control, and to 2) examine the relationships between threat-related changes in physiological arousal, perceived anxiety, attention focus, …
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Emotional, cognitive, and postural adaptations to repeated postural threat exposure
This thesis investigated initial threat-induced changes in emotional, cognitive, and postural control measures and adaptation of these measures to repeated threat exposure in healthy young and older adults. Twenty-seven young and twenty-seven older adults stood on a platform under no threat and …
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The effects of postural threat on cognitive strategies used to maintain upright stance
It is well established that postural threat modifies postural control, although little is known regarding the underlying mechanism(s) responsible. It is possible that changes in postural control under conditions of elevated postural threat result from alterations in cognitive strategies. The …