Movement imagery as a predictor of online control in typically developing children
Marcus Sooley1, Erin K Cressman2, Rose Martini3
1a School of Human Kinetics, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Ottawa (MSc student) , CBI Health Centre , Ottawa , Ontario, Canada.
Developmental Neuropsychology
|May 31, 2018
Summary
Children
Area of Science:
- Motor control research
- Developmental psychology
- Cognitive neuroscience
Background:
- Movement imagery is linked to online movement control in adults.
- Children's movement imagery and online control develop nonlinearly.
- Understanding this relationship in children is crucial for developmental insights.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the connection between movement imagery and online movement control in children.
- To compare implicit and explicit movement imagery measures.
- To assess their predictive power on online trajectory corrections.
Main Methods:
- Assessed implicit and explicit movement imagery.
- Measured online trajectory correction abilities.
- Controlled for general reaching efficiency.
Main Results:
- Movement imagery ability significantly predicted online movement control in children.
- This prediction held even after accounting for general reaching efficiency.
- Implicit and explicit imagery measures showed predictive value.
Conclusions:
- Movement imagery is a significant factor in children's online movement control.
- Findings support and extend the proposed link between imagery and motor control.
- Highlights the importance of imagery in developmental motor skills.
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