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1. Introduction • Purpose Biological motion perception: Understanding movements of animate entities A Novel Intervention to Reduce Fall Risk in Balance-impaired Older AdultsSJ Leach, PT, PhD, NCS, CEEAA & E Costello, PT, PhDGW School of Medicine & Health Sciences, Department of Health Sciences, Program in Physical Therapy • Methods 24 community-dwelling healthy older adults > 65 years old at risk of falling Blocked random assignment to intervention or control groups Clinical Component fMRI Component Divided-attention timed stepping accuracy task (DATSAT) = Multi-directional stepping task + imbedded cognitive task Pretest (0 weeks) In collaboration with Sarah Shomstein, PhD Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience Midtest (6 weeks) Right, yellow, near Left, red, far Right, green, near 30 mins 3 x/week x 12 weeks 6 sets of 16 randomly-generated repetitions Complete as quickly and as accurately as possible Posttest (12 weeks) • REFERENCES • http://cargocollective.com/beugism/EUREKA-02 • http://www.casesjournal.com/content/3/1/47/figure/F5 • http://www.dana.org/baw/reportdetail.aspx?id=99580%20 • http://eofdreams.com/falling.html • Functional Testing Grid, EFI Medical Systems, Inc. • http://www.letsmove.gov/blog/2012/06/04/tennis-courts-reston-continue-tradition-outdoor-play • Nudo & Dancause, 2007. • http://people.psych.cornell.edu/~jec7/biological_motion.htm • http://www.phlmetropolis.com/2012/12/easy-as-riding-a-bike.php • http://rohan7things.wordpress.com/2013/10/01/how-to-make-the-best-of-illness-and-injury/ • Shumway-Cook , A. & Woollacott, M. (2007). Motor Control: Translating Research into Clinical Practice 3rd Edition. Wolters Kluwer. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. • http://www.smartsign.com/blog/recent-spike-child-injuries-linked-texting-parenting/ Focus of Attention/Dual task