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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Motor Control

Background:

  • Human brain development involves complex processes influencing motor skills.
  • Neuronal Group Selection Theory provides a framework for understanding motor development.
  • Cerebral connectivity is increasingly recognized as the basis for behavioral variability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review human brain development and motor development principles.
  • To examine typical and atypical motor development through the lens of Neuronal Group Selection Theory.
  • To discuss the role of variation and variability in diagnosing motor disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on human brain and motor development.
  • Application of Neuronal Group Selection Theory as a theoretical framework.
  • Analysis of evidence linking cerebral connectivity to behavioral variability.

Main Results:

  • Typical motor development is characterized by variation and adaptive variability.
  • Atypical motor development shows limited variation and reduced adaptability.
  • Structural anomalies, particularly in cortical connectivity, may underlie limitations in variation.

Conclusions:

  • Limited variability is a common feature in atypical motor development.
  • Understanding variation and variability is crucial for diagnosing developmental motor disorders.
  • Cerebral connectivity plays a significant role in both typical and atypical motor development.