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The build-up of anticipatory behaviour

Ledebt, A., Bril, Blandine, Brenière, Yvon·1998·Experimental Brain Research
DOI 10.1007/s002210050372
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This study analyses the anticipatory postural adjustments during the gait initiation process in children aged 2.5, 4, 6 and 8 years. In adults, anticipation during gait initiation includes a shift in the centre of foot pressure (CP) both backwards and towards the stepping foot. Backward displacement and the duration of the anticipation phase covary with the gait progression velocity reached by the subject at the end of the first step. In the present study, the children walked on a force plate that allowed us to calculate the acceleration of the centre of mass and the displacements of the CP. The results showed three main characteristics of the development of anticipatory behaviour: (1) The occurrence of anticipatory displacements of the CP increased progressively with age. Systematic backward anticipation was found for all children except one of the youngest, whereas the lateral displacement was systematically observed later, in the 6-year group; (2) the amplitude of the spatial parameters showed a significant increase with age; (3) contrary to the adult, the amplitude of the backward shift did not covary with the forthcoming velocity in the youngest groups. This covariation became significant at 6 years and remained significant at 8 years. The results showed that even if anticipatory behaviour was present in 2.5-year-old children it is only later that the child is able of more accurate tuning of feedforward control, probably due to better control of the overall postural adjustments.

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  • Gross motor task training affects most postural control elements because development of anticipatory and reactive postural adjustments occurs in parallel with attainment of a gross motor skill, and variability in practice fine-tunes control of that task.

    “Gross motor task training affects most postural control elements because the development of efficient anticipatory and reactive postural adjustments occurs in parallel with the attainment of a gross motor skill, and variability in practice can then fine-tune control of that task. 3,75”

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Authors
Ledebt, A., Bril, B., & Brenière, Y.
Affiliations
  • Institut National du Sport, de l'Expertise et de la Performance (FR)
  • École des hautes études en sciences sociales (FR)
  • Université Paris-Sud (FR)
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Venue
Experimental Brain Research
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
1998-04-27
Volume
120
Issue
1
Pages
9-17
ISSN
  • 0014-4819 (ISSN-L)
  • 1432-1106
DOI
10.1007/s002210050372
OpenAlex
W296994
Cited by
98
References
25
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations
  • Experimental Brain Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Motor Control and Adaptation
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation › Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Children's Physical and Motor Development
Keywords
anticipatory postural adjustments, gait initiation, children, center of foot pressure, postural control, feedforward control, developmental changes, age differences, center of mass acceleration, step velocity, force plate
MeSH terms
Arousal, Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Foot, Gait, Humans, Functional Laterality, Pressure, Linear Models, Age Distribution

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