[HTML][HTML] Early human motor development: From variation to the ability to vary and adapt

M Hadders-Algra - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
This review summarizes early human motor development. From early fetal age motor
behavior is based on spontaneous neural activity: activity of networks in the brainstem and …

Supporting child development through parenting interventions in low-to middle-income countries: an updated systematic review

L Zhang, D Ssewanyana, MC Martin, S Lye… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Over 250 million children in low-and middle-income countries are at risk of not
achieving their fullest developmental potential due to co-occurring risks such as poor …

What are fundamental motor skills and what is fundamental about them?

KM Newell - Journal of Motor Learning and …, 2020 - journals.humankinetics.com
A review and synthesis of the literature on the learning and development of motor skills
supports the postulation that whether a motor skill can be deemed fundamental is …

Development of foundational movement skills: A conceptual model for physical activity across the lifespan

RM Hulteen, PJ Morgan, LM Barnett, DF Stodden… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Evidence supports a positive association between competence in fundamental movement
skills (eg, kicking, jumping) and physical activity in young people. Whilst important …

[HTML][HTML] Covid-19 social isolation in Brazil: effects on the physical activity routine of families with children

CSC Sá, A Pombo, C Luz, LP Rodrigues… - Revista Paulista de …, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify how Brazilian families with children aged under 13 years
face the period of social isolation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, especially …

Environmental correlates of motor competence in children—the skilled kids study

D Niemistö, T Finni, EA Haapala, M Cantell… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environment, physical activity (PA) and motor development are tightly interwoven during
childhood. We examined the associations of environmental factors with motor competence …

Neural network-based Bluetooth synchronization of multiple wearable devices

KK Balasubramanian, A Merello, G Zini… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Bluetooth-enabled wearables can be linked to form synchronized networks to provide
insightful and representative data that is exceptionally beneficial in healthcare applications …

The mediating role of cognitive ability on the relationship between motor proficiency and early academic achievement in children

G Cadoret, N Bigras, S Duval, L Lemay… - Human movement …, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between motor proficiency and
academic achievement in 7 years-old children. A mediating model in which the relation …

Early exploration of one's own body, exploration of objects, and motor, language, and cognitive development relate dynamically across the first two years of life.

I Babik, JC Galloway, MA Lobo - Developmental psychology, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Early exploratory behaviors have been proposed to facilitate children's learning, impacting
motor, cognitive, language, and social development. This study related the performance of …

Memory and Markov blankets

T Parr, L Da Costa, C Heins, MJD Ramstead, KJ Friston - Entropy, 2021 - mdpi.com
In theoretical biology, we are often interested in random dynamical systems—like the brain—
that appear to model their environments. This can be formalized by appealing to the …