The effect of stopping before turning on the direct observational measure of whole body turning bias

TY - JOUR

T1 - The effect of stopping before turning on the direct observational measure of whole body turning bias

AU - Taylor, M J D

AU - Strike, S C

N1 - Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2016/6

Y1 - 2016/6

N2 - Turning bias, the preferential tendency to turn toward a given direction has been reported in both rodents and human participants. The observational gait method of determining turning bias in humans requires a stop prior to turning. This study removed the stop and hypothesised that turning bias would remain the same between stop and non-stop conditions if bias was solely under the control of neurochemical asymmetries. The results showed that statistically turning bias remained the same (to the left) regardless of method used but there was no agreement between the methods thus rejecting the hypothesis. It is likely that when not stopping biomechanical factors related to gait when turning influence the direction of turn rather than solely neurochemical asymmetries.

AB - Turning bias, the preferential tendency to turn toward a given direction has been reported in both rodents and human participants. The observational gait method of determining turning bias in humans requires a stop prior to turning. This study removed the stop and hypothesised that turning bias would remain the same between stop and non-stop conditions if bias was solely under the control of neurochemical asymmetries. The results showed that statistically turning bias remained the same (to the left) regardless of method used but there was no agreement between the methods thus rejecting the hypothesis. It is likely that when not stopping biomechanical factors related to gait when turning influence the direction of turn rather than solely neurochemical asymmetries.

U2 - 10.1016/j.humov.2016.03.002

DO - 10.1016/j.humov.2016.03.002

M3 - Article

C2 - 26974038

SN - 0167-9457

VL - 47

SP - 116

EP - 120

JO - HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE

JF - HUMAN MOVEMENT SCIENCE

ER -