TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - The role of attention in the regulation of associated movement in children
JO  - Developmental medicine and child neurology
A1  - Lazarus, J. A.
A1  - Todor, J. I.
SP  - 32
EP  - 39
VL  - 33
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-1622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -