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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is characterized by motor difficulties.
  • Motor imagery, the internal simulation of movements, is crucial for motor control.
  • The capacity for motor imagery in children with DCD is not fully understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the motor imagery capabilities of children with DCD.
  • To examine how hand posture influences laterality judgments in children with DCD and typically developing (TD) children.
  • To compare the performance of children with DCD and TD children on a mental rotation task involving bodily and alphanumeric stimuli.

Main Methods:

  • A mental rotation paradigm was employed.
  • 13 children with DCD and 13 matched TD children participated.
  • Participants judged the laterality of rotated hands and letters, with accuracy (ACC) and response times (RTs) recorded.

Main Results:

  • Children with DCD were slower and made more errors than TD children.
  • Both groups showed effects of stimulus rotation and hand posture on RTs, suggesting reliance on motor imagery.
  • Despite using motor imagery, children with DCD had compromised judgments, indicating a less defined internal model.

Conclusions:

  • Children with DCD utilize motor imagery for mental rotation tasks.
  • Their performance is hindered by a less precise internal model of body movements.
  • Findings highlight specific challenges in motor simulation for children with DCD.