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Appropriate prioritization during dual-task walking is necessary to achieve task
goals and maintain walking stability. We examined the effects of increased
walking task difficulty on dual-task walking prioritization in healthy young
adults. Walking under simple usual-base conditions was similar between
equal-focus and cognitive-focus instructions, but these differed from
walking-focus instructions, consistent with cognitive task prioritization. In
contrast, narrow-base walking was similar between equal-focus and walking-focus
instructions, but these differed from cognitive-focus instructions. This shift in
prioritization with increasing walking task difficulty suggests that prioritization is dynamic and flexible.
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