Elisa Misley

Ms. Elisa Misley


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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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15 March 2026 in Sensors
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EMElisa Misley
Elisa Misley
MDMaria Chiara Delatto
Maria Chiara Delatto
Maura CasadioMaura Casadio
Maura Casadio
TDTommaso Falchi Delitala
Tommaso Falchi Delitala
VFValeria Falzarano
Valeria Falzarano
GMGiorgia Marchesi
Giorgia Marchesi
Age-related declines in balance and cognitive function increase fall risk and reduce quality of life in older adults and people with neurological disorders. Studying these changes in unimpaired adults provides a normative reference for identifying pathological deviations. However, most dual-task studies focus on single cognitive tasks and static conditions, specifically during gait, limiting understanding of how cognitive demand interacts with postural control while standing and during dynamic challenges. This study identified cognitive and motor outcomes most sensitive to age-related differences during motor–cognitive dual tasks of varying complexity across static and dynamic balance conditions, accounting for minimal detectable change. Sixty healthy adults performed dual-tasks ranging from simple motor activities to complex cognitive challenges (Stroop Test) while standing on a robotic platform. Cognitive performance (reaction time) and balance outcomes, including trunk and center of pressure (CoP) sway area, were assessed. Reaction time was sensitive to aging, with standardized estimates ranging from 0.014 to 0.036. The highest values occurred in the most demanding dual-task condition, enabling detection of meaningful change over short timeframes. Age effects on balance were modest under static conditions but amplified during dynamic perturbations across all dual tasks. In the SCWT 3 condition, standardized estimates for CoP sway area increased from 0.006 in the static condition to 0.047 in the passive condition, reflecting an approximately eightfold increase in age sensitivity. Trunk sway primarily reflected cognitive load, whereas CoP sway was most sensitive to balance perturbations and exceeded minimal detectable thresholds over only a couple of years. These findings support sensitive task–condition combinations for early detection and monitoring of age-related cognitive and balance decline.

27 February 2025
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EMElisa Misley
Elisa Misley
VFV. Falzarano
V. Falzarano
MCM. Casadio
M. Casadio
TDT. Falchi Delitala
T. Falchi Delitala
GMG. Marchesi
G. Marchesi