Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ469345
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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The Transition to Reaching: Mapping Intention and Intrinsic Dynamics.
Thelen, Esther; And Others
Child Development, v64 n4 p1058-98 Aug 1993
Weekly observations of 4 infants in a standard arm-extended reaching task demonstrated that the infants first reached at ages ranging from 12 to 22 weeks. Results suggest that the infant central nervous system does not contain programs that detail hand trajectory or muscle activation patterns; rather, these patterns are the consequence of the natural dynamics of the nervous system. (MDM)
Descriptors: Eye Hand Coordination, Infants, Motor Development, Muscular System, Neurology, Psychomotor Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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