Head coordination as a means to assist sensory integration in learning to walk

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 555-563

  Bril, Blandine ^a,c   Ledebt, Annick ^b,c  

^a Ecl Hautes Etud Sci S   (France)

^b Inst Natl Sport d'E   (France)

^c HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Head stabilization and coordination; Learning to walk; Sensory integration; Vestibular; Vision

Indexed keywords

BODY EQUILIBRIUM; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 0031900970     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-7634(97)00044-4     Document Type: Article

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