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Lateralized effects on reaching by children.

C Gabbard1, C R Helbig, V Gentry

  • 1Department of Health and Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-4243, USA. cpg8800@acs.tamu.edu

Developmental Neuropsychology
|June 20, 2001
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Children

Area of Science:

  • Motor control and development
  • Cognitive neuroscience
  • Human movement science

Background:

  • Limb selection for reaching is influenced by spatial factors.
  • Understanding motor programming in children requires examining handedness and spatial attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate limb selection strategies in children during reach-to-grasp tasks.
  • To explore the role of attentional information and lateralized effects in motor programming.

Main Methods:

  • Children performed reach-to-grasp movements in different hemispace positions.
  • Limb dominance and spatial hemispace were analyzed for selection patterns.

Main Results:

  • Both right- and left-handed children preferentially used their dominant limb in ipsilateral space.

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  • Both groups significantly switched to their nondominant limb for contralateral stimuli.
  • Right-handers showed greater dominant limb use, potentially influenced by motor dominance.

    • Conclusions:

    • Limb selection in children is adaptable based on spatial hemispace and attentional demands.
    • Motor dominance and attentional strategies interact in motor programming for reaching movements.
    • Findings contribute to understanding the interplay of handedness, attention, and motor control in development.