This article reviews research on the development of motor behavior from a developmental
systems perspective. We focus on infancy when basic action systems are acquired. Posture …

A century of research on the development of walking has examined periodic gait over a
straight, uniform path. The current study provides the first corpus of natural infant locomotion …

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Introduction: The Importance of Motor Development Motor behavior is critical to developmental …

BRIL, B. and A. LEDEBT. Head coordination as a means to assist sensory integration in
learning to walk. NEUROSCI BIOBEHAV REV 22 (4) 555–563, 1998.—After a brief …

Infants master crawling and walking in an environment filled with varied and unfamiliar
surfaces. At the same time, infants' bodies and skills continually change. The changing …

This study compared the relative contributions of growing body dimensions, age, and
walking experience in the development of walking skill in 9‐to 17‐month‐old infants (N …

On the basis of a review of the literature including the authors' own experimental studies, a
model for the ontogenesis of balance control in children was developed. This qualitative …

Introduction to Ecological Psychology is a highly accessible book that offers an overview of
the fundamental theoretical foundations of Ecological Psychology. The authors, Julia JC …

This article focuses on postural anticipation and multi-joint coordination during locomotion in
healthy and autistic children. Three questions were addressed:(1) Are gait parameters …

This book is designed to report not only the facts about infants but also to convey the vitality
of infants as developing human beings. This is accomplished by taking a chronological …