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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Age-related changes in motor task speed differences may indicate neurological maturation.
  • Cortical maturation and corpus callosum myelination are linked to improved bilateral motor skills.
  • Assessing left-right speed differences provides insights into developmental trajectories.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age and gender effects on the differences in speed between left- and right-sided motor tasks in children.
  • To examine how bilateral motor skill equalization progresses with age in typically developing children.
  • To identify potential gender-specific patterns in the development of motor speed symmetry.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Revised Physical and Neurological Assessment for Subtle Signs (PANESS) on 130 typically developing, right-handed children (ages 7-14).
  • Assessed timed motor tasks including toe tapping, toe-heel alternations, hand pats, hand pronation-supination, finger tapping, and finger-to-thumb apposition.
  • Calculated six difference scores between left- and right-sided performance speeds for each participant.

Main Results:

  • Left-right speed differences significantly decreased with age across multiple tasks (toe tapping, heel-toe alternations, hand pronation-supination, finger repetition, finger sequencing).
  • Boys exhibited a greater left-right difference than girls in heel-toe sequences.
  • A significant age-gender interaction was observed for hand pronation-supination, with equalization occurring earlier in girls than boys.

Conclusions:

  • Bilateral motor task speed equalizes with age during childhood development.
  • Motor skill development and speed symmetry may progress at different rates between genders.
  • The findings support the role of neurological maturation in refining bilateral motor coordination.