Stepping over obstacles: Anticipatory modifications in children with and without Down syndrome

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 487-490

  Virji Babul, Naznin ^a,b   Brown, Michelle ^c  

^a Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health   (Canada)

^b Down Syndrome Research Foundation   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Down syndrome; Locomotion; Obstacle

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BUILDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GAIT; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION; TOE; VISION;

BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WALKING;

EID: 11244296974     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-004-1971-5     Document Type: Article

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