Changes in object-oriented arm movements that precede the transition to goal-directed reaching in infancy

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 685-693

  Lee, Mei Hua ^a   Ranganathan, Rajiv ^a   Newell, Karl M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infancy; Jerk; Object oriented arm movements; Reaching movements

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTIVATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ARM; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 80053990633     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20541     Document Type: Article

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