The emergence of motor imagery in children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 196-209

  Molina, Michèle ^a   Tijus, Charles ^b   Jouen, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^b Laboratoire Cognitions Humaine et Artificielle ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Child development; Motor imagery; Sensorimotor activity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; KINESTHESIA; MALE; ORIENTATION; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; KINESTHESIS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WALKING; WEIGHT PERCEPTION;

EID: 39049132522     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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