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Development of Speed in Repetitive and Successive Finger‐movements in Normal Children
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SUMMARY The rapidity of finger movements was tested in a group of 237 normal, right‐handed children aged between 5 and 8 years. The children were required to do 20 ‘tapping’ movements repetitively (index finger against thumb) and successively (each finger in turn against thumb) with each hand. Both types of movement were performed more rapidly with increasing age and repetitive movements were performed faster with the right hand. However, while the percentage of children performing repetitive taps faster with the right hand increased with age, the magnitude of right‐hand superiority decreased with age. Successive movements with both right and left hands were performed more rapidly by girls. These findings are compared with other reports of right vs left superiority in hearing and motor task performance and of other sex differences in cerebral maturation. RÉSUMÉ La rapidité des mouvements digitaux a été testée dans un groupe de 237 enfants normaux, droitiers âgés de 5 à 8 ans. On a demandé aux enfants de réaliser des mouvements de ‘frappe’ répétitifs (index contre pouce) et successifs (chaque doigt à son tour contre le pouce) pour chaque main. Les deux types de mouvements sont réalisés à des vitesses accrues lorsque l'âge augmente et les mouvements répétitifs sont réalisés plus rapidement avec la main droite. Cependant, quoique le pourcentage des enfants réalisant la frappe plus rapidement avec la main droite augmente avec l'âge, l'amplitude de la supériorité de la main droite décroit avec l'âge. Les mouvements successifs aussi bien avec la main droite qu'avec la main gauche sont réalisés plus rapidement par les filles. Ces découvertes sont comparées à d'autres travaux sur la supériorité droite‐gauche dans l'audition et la réalisation de tâches motorices ainsi qu'avec d'autres différences liées au sexe dans la maturation cérébrale. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Bei einer Gruppe von 237 normalen, rechtshändigen Kindern im Alter zwischen fünf und acht Jahren wurde die Geschwindigkeit von Fingerbewegungen untersucht. Die Kinder mußten mit jeder Hand wiederholt den Zeigefinger gegen den Daumen und nacheinander jeden Finger gegen den Daumen tippen. Beide Bewegungsarten wurden mit zunehmendem Alter schneller ausgeführt, die repetitiven Bewegungen schneller mit der rechten Hand. Obwohl der Prozentstaz der Kinder, die die repetitiven Bewegungen besser mit der rechten Hand ausführten, zunahm, verminderte sich mit zunehmenden Alter das Überwiegen der Rechtshändigkeit. Die sukzessiven Bewegungen wurden von Mädchen mit beiden Händen schneller ausgeführt. Diese Befunde werden mit anderen Berichten über Rechts‐gegenüber Links‐Dominanz bei der Ausführung akustisch erteilter Aufgaben und anderer Geschlechtsunterschiede in der Hirnreifung verglichen. RESUMEN Se examinó la rapidez de movimientos digitales en un grupo de 237 niños normales dextrómanos de 5 a 8 años de edad. Se pidió a los niños que realizaran movimientos de golpeteo repetitivos (indice contra pulgar) y movimientos sucesivos (cada dedo sucesivamente contra al pulgar). Ambos tipos de movimientos eran realizados más répidamente al aumentar la edad y los movimientos repetitivos eran realizados más rápidamente con la mano derecha. Sin embargo mientras que el porcentaje de niños que realizaban los golpeteos repetitivos con mayor rapidez con la mano derecha aumentaba con la edad, la magnitud de la superioridad de la mano derecha disminuía con la edad. Los movimientos sucesivos tanto con la mano derecha como con la izquierda eran realizados más rápidamente por las niñas. Estos hallazgos se comparan con otros descritos sobre superioridad derecha en audición y en realización de tareas y con otras diferencias sexuales en la maduración cerebral.
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- Denckla, M. B.
- Venue
- Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1973-10
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 635-645
- ISSN
- 0012-1622 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8749
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- W2026077807
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- 2.46
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- en
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