TY - JOUR
T1 - Development of Locomotor-Related Movements in Early Infancy
AU - Dewolf, Arthur H.
AU - Sylos Labini, Francesca
AU - Ivanenko, Yury
AU - Lacquaniti, Francesco
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding. This work was supported by the Italian Ministry of Health (Ricerca Corrente, IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia), the Italian Space Agency (grant I/006/06/0 and grant 2019-11-U.0), and the Italian University Ministry (PRIN grant 2017CBF8NJ_005).
Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright © 2021 Dewolf, Sylos Labini, Ivanenko and Lacquaniti.
Copyright:
Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2021/1/21
Y1 - 2021/1/21
N2 - This mini-review focuses on the emergence of locomotor-related movements in early infancy. In particular, we consider multiples precursor behaviors of locomotion as a manifestation of the development of the neuronal networks and their link in the establishment of precocious locomotor skills. Despite the large variability of motor behavior observed in human babies, as in animals, afferent information is already processed to shape the behavior to specific situations and environments. Specifically, we argue that the closed-loop interaction between the neural output and the physical dynamics of the mechanical system should be considered to explore the complexity and flexibility of pattern generation in human and animal neonates.
AB - This mini-review focuses on the emergence of locomotor-related movements in early infancy. In particular, we consider multiples precursor behaviors of locomotion as a manifestation of the development of the neuronal networks and their link in the establishment of precocious locomotor skills. Despite the large variability of motor behavior observed in human babies, as in animals, afferent information is already processed to shape the behavior to specific situations and environments. Specifically, we argue that the closed-loop interaction between the neural output and the physical dynamics of the mechanical system should be considered to explore the complexity and flexibility of pattern generation in human and animal neonates.
KW - complexity and flexibility of CPGs
KW - early development of locomotion
KW - early responsiveness
KW - locomotor precursors
KW - sensory modulation of movement
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U2 - 10.3389/fncel.2020.623759
DO - 10.3389/fncel.2020.623759
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85100531605
VL - 14
JO - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
JF - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
SN - 1662-5102
M1 - 623759
ER -