Visual information and body sway coupling in infants during sitting acquisition
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2000-03-04
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Barela, José A. [UNESP]
Godoi, Daniela [UNESP]
Freitas Junior, Paulo B. [UNESP]
Polastri, Paula F. [UNESP]
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The purpose of this study was to examine if there is any developmental change in the coupling between visual information and trunk sway in infants as they acquire the sitting position. Twenty-four infants distributed in four groups (6-, 7-, 8-, and 9-month-old) were sat inside a moving room that oscillated back and forward at frequencies of 0.2 and 0.5 Hz. The results revealed that trunk sway matched to the moving room at both frequencies but did not differ among the four age groups. Coherence and gain revealed that the coupling was weaker at 0.2 than at 0.5 Hz. Relative phase showed that at 0.2 Hz, infants were swaying with no lag but at 0.5 Hz they were lagging the room. These results showed that the coupling between visual information and trunk sway in infants varies with the visual stimulus but does not change as infants acquire the sitting position. © 2001 Elsevier B.V.
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Infant, Moving room, Perception-action, Sitting, Vision
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Infant Behavior and Development, v. 23, n. 3-4, p. 285-297, 2000.