Utilizing Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Examine Hemodynamic Cortical Activity During Locomotion

Metronomes have been used in rehabilitation setting to improve the gait of older adults and pathologic populations. These metronomes are typically isochronic meaning that they have no fluctuations. However, this runs contrary to human gait as there is a natural structure of variability found in healthy gait. Thus, variable metronomes have been developed that mimic the fluctuations found in healthy gait. This study investigated how walking to a fluctuating metronome impacts the brain and if there are any differences between walking to a naturally fluctuating metronome when compared either an isochronic or a randomly fluctuating metronome