The development of gait and mobility: Form and function in infant locomotion.

Autor: Hospodar CM; Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, New York, USA., Adolph KE; Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, New York, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science [Wiley Interdiscip Rev Cogn Sci] 2024 Jul-Aug; Vol. 15 (4), pp. e1677. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 18.
DOI: 10.1002/wcs.1677
Abstrakt: The development of locomotion can be described by its form (i.e., gait) and its function (i.e., mobility). Both aspects of locomotion improve with experience. Traditional treatises on infant locomotion focus on form by describing an orderly progression of postural and locomotor milestones en route to characteristic patterns of crawling and walking gait. We provide a traditional treatment of gait by describing developmental antecedents of and improvements in characteristic gait patterns, but we highlight important misconceptions inherent in the notion of "milestones". Most critically, we argue that the prevailing focus on gait and milestones fails to capture the true essence of locomotion-functional mobility to engage with the world. Thus, we also describe the development of mobility, including the use of mobility aids for support and propulsion. We illustrate how infants find individual solutions for mobility and how the ability to move cascades into other domains of development. Finally, we show how an integration of gait and mobility provides insights into the psychological processes that make locomotion functional. This article is categorized under: Psychology > Motor Skill and Performance Psychology > Development and Aging.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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