Kinematics in newly walking toddlers does not depend upon postural stability

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 754-763

  Ivanenko, Yuri P ^a   Dominici, Nadia ^a,b   Cappellini, Germana ^a   Lacquaniti, Francesco ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FALLING; FEMALE; GAIT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 21544439302     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00088.2004     Document Type: Article

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