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The impact of walking in different urban environments on brain activity in older people

Chris NealeStockholm Environment Institute, Environment Department, University of York, York, England;Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter AspinallSchool of Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, ScotlandView further author information
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Jenny RoeCenter for Design and Health, School of Architecture, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USAView further author information
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Sara TilleyOPENspace Research Centre, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, ScotlandView further author information
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Panagiotis MavrosFuture Cities Laboratory, Singapore-ETH Centre, ETH, Zürich, SingaporeView further author information
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Steve CinderbyStockholm Environment Institute, Environment Department, University of York, York, EnglandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8394-2831View further author information
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Richard CoyneEdinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, ScotlandView further author information
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Neil ThinSchool of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, ScotlandView further author information
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Catharine Ward ThompsonOPENspace Research Centre, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, ScotlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9563-0026View further author information
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Pages 94-106 | Received 07 Nov 2018, Accepted 07 May 2019, Published online: 24 Jun 2019

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