Semantic verbal fluency dual-task walking

Semantic verbal fluency dual-task walking is associated with gait performance in humans (Cognitive dual-task cost: 4.3% in young adults and 7.1% in older adults).

“The semantic verbal-fluency condition produced larger changes in gait performance than the weight-carrying condition.”

Human trialCompared with weight-carrying dual-task walkingn = 164

Motor and cognitive dual tasks differentially affect gait performance across age groups: implications for public health

BMC public health·14 Oct 2026