Probability of lateral instability while walking on winding paths.

People with balance impairments often struggle performing turns or lateral maneuvers, which can increase risk of falls and injuries. Here we asked how people's mediolateral balance is impacted when walking on non-straight winding paths. Twenty-four healthy adults (12F / 12M; 25.

Generalizing stepping concepts to non-straight walking.

People rarely walk in straight lines. Instead, we make frequent turns or other maneuvers. Spatiotemporal parameters fundamentally characterize gait.

Generalizing Stepping Concepts To Non-Straight Walking.

People rarely walk in straight lines. Instead, we make frequent turns or other maneuvers. Spatiotemporal parameters fundamentally characterize gait.

Walking humans trade off different task goals to regulate lateral stepping.

People walk in complex environments where they must adapt their steps to maintain balance and satisfy changing task goals. How people do this is not well understood. We recently developed computational models of lateral stepping, based on Goal Equivalent Manifolds that serve as motor regulation templates, to identify how people regulate walking movements from step-to-step.