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ERIC Number: EJ469349
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
A Longitudinal Study of Intralimb Coordination in the First Year of Independent Walking: A Dynamical Systems Analysis.
Clark, Jane E.; Phillips, Sally J.
Child Development, v64 n4 p1143-57 Aug 1993
Using a dynamic systems approach, examined the development of intralimb coordination over the first year of independent walking in three infants. Found that, in the first month of walking, there was much instability between the thigh and shank of the leg, but after three months infants appeared to have found an adult-like stable coordinative relationship between the two segments. (MDM)
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Infants, Longitudinal Studies, Motor Development, Psychomotor Skills, Skill Development, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Neuromuscular Skills; Walking
Note: This article is 1 of 9 empirical articles in a 14-article special section, Developmental Biodynamics: Brain, Body, Behavior Connections.