Straumann
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Completed research project
| Title / Titel | Human gaze control during walking over obstacles | ||||||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | This cooperative project centers on the working hypothesis that eye and head (= gaze) movement signals help postural stabilization. We ask whether this principle can be extended to the control of balance during walking over obstacles and how gaze movements and locomotion interact. If gaze signals are indeed used for postural stabilization, gaze movements towards unexpectedly appearing visual targets will influence body balance. This gaze-elicited destabilization may take place when walking over irregularly approaching obstacles, which requires gaze redirection. We analyze the strategy of human gaze control to optimize both obstacle localization and postural balance during obstacle walking. | ||||||||
| Publications / Publikationen | Marques B, Colombo G, Müller R, Dürsteler MR, Dietz V, Straumann D: Influence of vestibular and visual stimulation on split-belt walking. Exp Brain Res 183 (4): 457-463, 2007 | ||||||||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | control of balance, locomotion, postural stabilization | ||||||||
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| Other links to external web pages | http://www.zihp.uzh.ch/index.php?text=1610#7 | ||||||||
| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
Universität Zürich (position pursuing an academic career), SNF (Personen- und Projektförderung), KTI University Research Priority Program "Integrative Human Physiology" at the University of Zurich |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Jan 2007 to Dec 2009 |