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Editorial
. 2023 May 16:17:1197022.
doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2023.1197022. eCollection 2023.

Editorial: Neuroscience of posture and gait control: mechanisms, influencing factors and cognitive-motor retraining

Tuhin Virmani  1   2 , Olga M Bazanova  3 , Linda J Larson-Prior  2   4
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Editorial: Neuroscience of posture and gait control: mechanisms, influencing factors and cognitive-motor retraining

Tuhin Virmani et al. Front Hum Neurosci. .
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Keywords: aging; balance; gait; neurologic disease; postural control; somatosensory integration.

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Cognitive-sensory-motor integration to maintain upright stance and coordinated walking. Visual, somatosensory and vestibular inputs from the environment integrate with cognitive oversight to help plan motor output. Postural and balance circuitry maintain upright stance, while the act of walking also requires integration of gait control circuitry. The sensory inputs provide constant feedback to the system in order to maintain optimal gait, balance and postural control of movement.
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