Chapter 8 The contribution of spontaneous movements in the acquisition of motor coordination in infants

摘要: A growing number of researchers in the area motor development are acknowledging role that spontaneous movements play acquisition coordination infants. The nature and characteristics have been determined through both qualitative quantitative methods. Many studies described as representing part a maturational process, dependent on appropriate neural pathways. Several recent investigating leg kicking infants these types terms Bernstein's (1967) coordinative structures, suggesting dynamical systems approach to understanding control. In present study, it is proposed infant freeze or reduce degrees freedom rigid co-contractions order facilitate learning temporal spatial parameters essential for voluntary Spontaneous then disappear they replaced by voluntary-controlled structures different earlier couplings imposed during movements.