Adaptability of Human Gait: Exploring Red Noise Auditory Stimuli and Gait Fluctuation Patterns

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dc.contributor.advisorGage, William
dc.contributor.authorPower, Cecilia Rose
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-22T18:52:10Z
dc.date.available2019-11-22T18:52:10Z
dc.date.copyright2019-08
dc.date.issued2019-11-22
dc.date.updated2019-11-22T18:52:10Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractUsing dynamical systems approaches to examine gait, it has been found that variability structure is important for understanding gait, and that stimuli can influence gait variability. The present study was performed to test for an adaptability limit and to analyze stepping strategies used for entraining gait. The study used Detrended Fluctuation Analysis to analyze gait variability, characterized by a Fractal Scaling Index (FSI), compared to auditory stimuli with FSI values between 1.00 to 1.25. Stepping strategy was analyzed through kinematics including cadence, stride time, and stride velocity, and comparing stride times to stimuli onset times. Fourteen participants completed one baseline trial and six stimuli-cued walking trials. For gait FSI, differences were found for both stimuli and sex. However, entrainment error only had differences for stimuli, and kinematic variables only showed differences between sexes. Overall, the study showed that a possible entrainment limit exists at a stimuli FSI value of 1.20.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/36758
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectNeurosciences
dc.subject.keywordswalking
dc.subject.keywordsstimulus
dc.subject.keywordsgait
dc.subject.keywordsgait variability
dc.subject.keywordsfractals
dc.subject.keywordsentrainment
dc.subject.keywordsnonlinear analysis
dc.subject.keywordsdetrended fluctuation analysis
dc.subject.keywordsauditory stimuli
dc.subject.keywordskinematic
dc.subject.keywordsfluctuation analysis
dc.subject.keywordskinesiology
dc.subject.keywordsbiomechanics
dc.subject.keywordslocomotion
dc.subject.keywordshuman gait
dc.subject.keywordshuman locomotion
dc.subject.keywordsnoise
dc.subject.keywordsadaptability
dc.subject.keywordsfractal limit
dc.subject.keywordslimit
dc.subject.keywordsadaptability limit
dc.titleAdaptability of Human Gait: Exploring Red Noise Auditory Stimuli and Gait Fluctuation Patterns
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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