@article{ref1,
title="The role of attention in the regulation of associated movement in children",
journal="Developmental medicine and child neurology",
year="1991",
author="Lazarus, J. A. and Todor, J. I.",
volume="33",
number="1",
pages="32-39",
abstract="The effect of attentional processes in regulating associated movement was studied in 10 male children in each of five age-groups from six to 16 years. They were asked to squeeze their index finger and thumb to 75 per cent of their own maximal volitional force under three conditions: a spontaneous baseline condition, a sensory feedback condition and a post-training condition without sensory feedback. Children of all ages were able to reduce the magnitude of associated movements during the sensory feedback condition. In the post-training condition some of the ability to inhibit was lost, particularly for the six-year-olds. This supports the view that the integration of higher order processes, such as attention, with lower-level neuromotor inhibitory mechanism, plays a role in the reduction of associated movement with increasing age. Implications for therapy with clinical populations are discussed.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0012-1622",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}