% pubman genre = article @article{item_3224313, title = {{Aging and path integration skill: Kinesthetic and vestibular contributions to wayfinding}}, author = {Allen, Gary L. and Kirasic, Kathleen C. and Rashotte, Matthew A. and Haun, Daniel B. M.}, language = {eng}, issn = {1943-393X; 1943-3921}, doi = {10.3758/BF03194870}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Berlin}, year = {2004}, date = {2004}, abstract = {{In a triangle completion task designed to assess path integration skill, younger and older adults performed{\textless}br{\textgreater}similarly after being led, while blindfolded, along the route segments on foot, which provided both kinesthetic and vestibular information about the outbound path. In contrast, older adults{\textquoteright} performance was impaired, relative to that of younger adults, after they were conveyed, while blindfolded,{\textless}br{\textgreater}along the route segments in a wheelchair, which limited them principally to vestibular information.{\textless}br{\textgreater}Correlational evidence suggested that cognitive resources were significant factors in accounting for age-related decline in path integration performance.}}, journal = {{Perception {\&} Psychophysics}}, volume = {66}, number = {1}, pages = {170--179}, }