Gait and Eye-Tracking Data on Turning Strategies in Older and Younger Adults

15 older and 12 younger adults performed walking tasks under near and far-gaze conditions in a study by Juntaro Sakazaki. The data, last updated in June 2026, includes measures of spin-turn proportion, gaze fixation, and spatiotemporal gait parameters. Findings show near-gaze fixation significantly increases the use of biomechanically less stable spin turns across both age groups.

Use Cases

• Modeling the relationship between gaze fixation location and turning strategy selection based on the described experimental conditions.
• Analyzing age-related differences in gait adaptation and pivot switching behavior mentioned in the results.
• Training classifiers to predict turning strategy (spin vs. step turn) based on spatiotemporal gait parameters and eye movement data.
• Investigating the visuomotor determinants of maladaptive behavior in older adults during locomotion tasks.

Strengths

• Includes data from two distinct age cohorts: 15 older adults (73.5 ± 6.3 years) and 12 younger adults (24.8 ± 3.7 years).
• Data collection used specialized equipment: a mobile eye-tracking system and a three-dimensional motion analysis system.
• Experimental design manipulated a key variable (gaze fixation condition) to test a causal hypothesis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is small in size (675.2 KB), indicating limited scope.

Provenance

Source

Juntaro Sakazaki via figshare

Collection Method

Data collected from a controlled laboratory experiment using eye-tracking and motion capture systems.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-03 12:54:06; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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