Title |
Newly Standing Infants Increase Postural Stability When Performing a Supra-Postural Task
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2013
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0071288 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Laura J. Claxton, Jeffrey M. Haddad, Katelyn Ponto, Joong Hyun Ryu, Sean C. Newcomer |
Abstract |
Independent stance is one of the most difficult motor milestones to achieve. Newly standing infants exhibit exaggerated body movements and can only stand for a brief amount of time. Given the difficult nature of bipedal stance, these unstable characteristics are slow to improve. However, we demonstrate that infants can increase their stability when engaged in a standing goal-directed task. Infants' balance was measured while standing and while standing and holding a visually attractive toy. When holding the toy, infants stood for a longer period of time, exhibited less body sway, and more mature postural dynamics. These results demonstrate that even with limited standing experience, infants can stabilize posture to facilitate performance of a concurrent task. |
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