TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Contralateral associated movements correlate with inhibitory control and selective and visual attention in preschool children
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Kakebeeke, Tanja H.
A1  - Messerli-Bürgy, Nadine
A1  - Meyer, Andrea H.
A1  - Zysset, Annina E.
A1  - Stülb, Kerstin
A1  - Leeger-Aschmann, Claudia S.
A1  - Schmutz, Einat A.
A1  - Arhab, Amar
A1  - Puder, Jardena J.
A1  - Kriemler, Susi
A1  - Munsch, Simone
A1  - Jenni, Oskar G.
SP  - 885
EP  - 899
VL  - 124
IS  - 5
N2  - Contralateral associated movements (CAMs) frequently occur in complex motor tasks. We investigated whether and to what extent CAMs are associated with inhibitory control among preschool children in the Swiss Preschoolers' Health Study. Participants included 476 healthy, typically developing children (mean age = 3.88 years; 251 boys) and were evaluated on two consecutive afternoons. The children performed the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment, the statue subtest of the Neuropsychological Assessment for Children (NEPSY), and cognitive tests of the Intelligence and Development Scales-Preschool (IDS-P). CAMs were associated with poor inhibitory control on the statue test and poor selective attention and visual perception on the IDS-P. We attributed these findings to preschoolers' general immaturity of the central nervous system.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0031512517719190
ID  - ref1
ER  -