Perception-action coupling in the development of visual control of posture. Export

@article{citeulike:3787166, abstract = {In this investigation of developmental changes in the coordination of perceived optical flow and postural responses, 4 age groups of infants (5-, 7-, 9-, and 13-month-olds) were tested while seated on a force plate in a "moving room." During each trial the walls oscillated in an anteroposterior direction for 12 s, and the postural sway of the infant was measured. The results revealed that infants perceived the frequency and amplitude of the optical flow and scaled their postural responses to the visual information. This scaling was present even before infants could sit without support, but it showed considerable improvement during the period when infants learn to sit. Taken together, these results suggest that the visuomotor coordination necessary for controlling sitting is functional prior to the onset of independent sitting but becomes more finely tuned with experience.}, author = {Bertenthal, B. I. and Rose, J. L. and Bai, D. L.}, citeulike-article-id = {3787166}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9425672}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=9425672}, issn = {0096-1523}, journal = {Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance}, keywords = {dev\_prosem, development, embodied\_cognition, infants, intermodal\_learning, motor\_control, multisensory\_integration, perception\_and\_action, vestibular, vision}, month = {December}, number = {6}, pages = {1631--1643}, posted-at = {2008-12-13 23:51:47}, priority = {0}, title = {Perception-action coupling in the development of visual control of posture.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9425672}, volume = {23}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3787166 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3787166 N2 - In this investigation of developmental changes in the coordination of perceived optical flow and postural responses, 4 age groups of infants (5-, 7-, 9-, and 13-month-olds) were tested while seated on a force plate in a "moving room." During each trial the walls oscillated in an anteroposterior direction for 12 s, and the postural sway of the infant was measured. The results revealed that infants perceived the frequency and amplitude of the optical flow and scaled their postural responses to the visual information. This scaling was present even before infants could sit without support, but it showed considerable improvement during the period when infants learn to sit. Taken together, these results suggest that the visuomotor coordination necessary for controlling sitting is functional prior to the onset of independent sitting but becomes more finely tuned with experience. IS - 6 JF - Journal of experimental psychology. Human perception and performance SN - 0096-1523 EP - 1643 TI - Perception-action coupling in the development of visual control of posture. VL - 23 SP - 1631 KW - dev_prosem KW - development KW - embodied_cognition KW - infants KW - intermodal_learning KW - motor_control KW - multisensory_integration KW - perception_and_action KW - vestibular KW - vision AU - Bertenthal, BI AU - Rose, JL AU - Bai, DL PY - 1997/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9425672 ER -