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Ittyerah M. Handedness in low-birthweight children: Insights in lateralization. Front Psychol 2023; 13:1018913. [PMID: 36710785 PMCID: PMC9874154 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1018913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Low-birthweight (LBW) children (n = 96) weighing less than 2.5 kg at birth and normal birthweight (NBW) children (n = 96) from Delhi, India, between the ages of 5 and 12 years were assessed for intelligence with Ravens Colored Progressive Matrices (RCPM), their handedness and hand proficiency for unimanual and bimanual performance. The objective was to know if there is a relation between birthweight and the development of handedness. Compared with NBW children, the LBW group had lower percentile scores for the RCPM. The LBW children were less lateralized than the NBW children in the hand preference test. The LBW children were faster than the NBW for sorting objects with each hand separately, but they were slower in the bimanual envelope task. This indicates a delay in interhemispheric transfer and the development of the corpus callosum that connects the cerebral hemispheres to enable bimanual coordination. In the absence of more direct evidence, hand skill was used as an index of the extent of lateralized control for performance. Findings indicate a relation between birthweight and lateralization in children tested for hand preference.
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Kuběnová B, Lhota S, Tomanová V, Blažek V, Konečná M. Lion-tailed macaques show a stable direction and reinforcement of hand preference in simple reaching tasks over several years. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.25225/jvb.21076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Barbora Kuběnová
- Department of Ethology and Companion Animal Science, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic; e-mail:
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- Department of Animal Science and Food Processing, Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Praha, Czech Republic; e-mail:
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: ,
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- Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Philosophy and Arts, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic; e-mail:
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic; e-mail: ,
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A HAND USE AND GRASP SENSOR SYSTEM IN MONITORING INFANT FINE MOTOR DEVELOPMENT. Arch Rehabil Res Clin Transl 2022; 4:100203. [PMID: 36123986 PMCID: PMC9482029 DOI: 10.1016/j.arrct.2022.100203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Objective To assess the feasibility of a hand use and grasp sensor system in collecting and quantifying fine motor development longitudinally in an infant's home environment. Design Cohort study. Researchers made home visits monthly to participating families to collect grasp data from infants using a hand use and grasp sensor. Setting Data collection were conducted in each participant's home. Participants A convenience sample of 14 typical developmental infants were enrolled from 3 months to 9 months of age. Two infants dropped out. A total of 62 testing sessions involving 12 infants were available for analysis (N=12). Interventions At each session, the infant was seated in a standardized infant seat. Each instrumented toy was hung on the hand use and grasp sensor structure, presented for 6 minutes in 3 feedback modes: visual, auditory, and vibratory. Main Outcome Measures Infant grasp frequency and duration, peak grasping force, average grasping force, force coefficient of variation, and proportion of bimanual grasps. Results A total of 2832 recorded grasp events from 12 infants were analyzed. In linear mixed-effects model analysis, when interacting with each toy, infants’ peak grasp force, average grasp force, and accumulated grasp time all increased significantly with age (all P<.001). Bimanual grasps also occupied an increasingly greater percentage of infants’ total grasps as they grew older (bar toy P<.001, candy toy P=.021). Conclusions We observed significant changes in hand use and grasp sensor outcome measures with age that are consistent with maturation of grasp skills. We envision the evolution of hand use and grasp sensor technology into an inexpensive and convenient tool to track infant grasp development for early detection of possible developmental delay and/or cerebral palsy as a supplement to clinical evaluations.
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Nishiyori R, Harris MK, Baur K, Meehan SK. Changes in cortical hemodynamics with the emergence of skilled motor ability in infants: An fNIRS study. Brain Res 2021; 1772:147666. [PMID: 34571012 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The brain activity changes during infancy that underpin the emergence of functional motor skills, such as reaching and stepping, are not well understood. The current study used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine the hemodynamic response across the frontal, mid-coronal plane (sensorimotor cortex) and external occipital protuberance (cerebellar cortex) regions of typically developing infants (5 to 13 months) during reach-to-grasp or supported treadmill stepping behaviour. Motor ability was assessed using the third edition of the Motor Subscale of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID-III). Infants with enhanced motor ability demonstrated greater oxy-hemoglobin (HbO) concentration in the contralateral anterior mid-coronal and frontal-dorsal areas during right-handed reach-to-grasp. During bilateral reaching behavior, infants with enhanced motor ability showed greater HbO increases in right frontal-dorsal regions and lower HbO increases in left anterior mid-coronal areas. In contrast, infants' motor ability was associated with changes in de-oxyhemoglobin (HbR) concentration in the ipsilateral anterior mid-coronal, contralateral frontal and left external occipital protuberance regions during left-handed reaching behavior. These relationships between upper limb hemodynamics and infant motor ability are consistent with increased lateralization and cognitive-motor coupling as motor skills emerge. During stepping behavior, infants with enhanced motor ability demonstrated smaller increases in HbR concentration in the bilateral external occipital protuberance region consistent with an emerging efficiency as cruising and independent stepping behavior is still nascent. Together, the current results identify several distinct neural markers of functional motor ability during infancy that may be relevant to diagnostic testing and rehabilitation of developmental movement disorders.
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- R Nishiyori
- Division of Research in Children, Youth, and Families, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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- College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, IL, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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A Novel Perspective for Examining and Comparing Real and Virtual Test Tasks Performed by the Dominant and Non-Dominant Hand in Healthy Adults. Symmetry (Basel) 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/sym13101810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study presents a novel perspective for the study of functional lateralization in a virtual reality environment. In the model study of handedness, the recognition of the dominant and non-dominant hand in real and virtual conditions was assessed using selected tests, such as a real light exposure test of Piórkowski’s apparatus and classical clinical tests, as well as virtual test tasks, in healthy adults. Statistically significant differences between the dominant and non-dominant hand were observed for tests carried out both in classical conditions and the virtual environment. The results and findings of other studies suggest that the virtual reality approach is a very promising and sensitive tool in the research on functional asymmetries in healthy and disease for motor skills and cognition processes.
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Development of Laterality and Bimanual Interference of Fine Motor Movements in Childhood and Adolescence. Motor Control 2021; 25:587-615. [PMID: 34489369 DOI: 10.1123/mc.2020-0059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Drawing and handwriting are fine motor skills acquired during childhood. We analyzed the development of laterality by comparing the performance of the dominant with the nondominant hand and the effect of bimanual interference in kinematic hand movement parameters (speed, automation, variability, and pressure). Healthy subjects (n = 187, 6-18 years) performed drawing tasks with both hands on a digitizing tablet followed by performance in the presence of an interfering task of the nondominant hand. Age correlated positively with speed, automation, and pressure, and negatively with variability for both hands. As task complexity increased, differences between both hands were less pronounced. Playing an instrument had a positive effect on the nondominant hand. Speed and automation showed a strong association with lateralization. Bimanual interference was associated with an increase of speed and variability. Maturation of hand laterality and the extent of bimanual interference in fine motor tasks are age-dependent processes.
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Sokołowska B. A novel virtual reality approach for functional lateralization in healthy adults. Brain Res 2021; 1766:147537. [PMID: 34052260 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Functional lateralization relates to a natural asymmetry in the dominance right or left body side, and is a fundamental principle of the brain. The hemispheres of the brain control the contralateral body side, and show subtle, yet striking, anatomical asymmetries and functional lateralization. Innovative technologies, including Virtual Reality (VR), are entering the areas of experimental research, modeling and simulation related to the study of lateralization, with new perspectives of different applications in modern medical practice. Researchers/clinicians note that there are fewer VR studies with healthy participants, and which are important in evaluating/interpreting clinical outcomes, and testing the usefulness, limitations, and sensitivity of VR. The presented influence of the domination of upper/lower limbs on the performance of VR exercises was studied in healthy right-handed adults. Virtual testing sessions were performed independently with both/ dominant/ non-dominant hands, and the similar VR sessions were conduced on a Wii Balance Board (WBB) with the choice of body side, at different levels of the difficulty. The obtained results are consistent with other studies which show that cognitive-motor training in VR with the WBB platform is a very sensitive and promising tool for recognizing/assessing functional asymmetries of the right-left body side not only in disturbed lateralization, but also in the test training of healthy subjects.
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- Beata Sokołowska
- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
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Virgile A, Bishop C. A Narrative Review of Limb Dominance: Task Specificity and the Importance of Fitness Testing. J Strength Cond Res 2021; 35:846-858. [PMID: 33470600 DOI: 10.1519/jsc.0000000000003851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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ABSTRACT Virgile, A and Bishop, C. A narrative review of limb dominance: Task specificity and the importance of fitness testing. J Strength Cond Res 35(3): 846-858, 2021-Preferential limb function must be sustained through repetitious asymmetrical activities for continuous athletic development and, ultimately, optimal athletic performance. As such, the prevalence of limb dominance and between-limb differences is common in athletes. Severe between-limb differences have been associated with reductions in athletic performance and increased injury risk in athletes. However, in the current literature, the terms limb preference and limb dominance have been used interchangeably. Together, these terms include a limb that is subjectively preferred and one that is objectively dominant in 1 or more performance measures from a variety of athletic tasks. In this review, we (a) discuss reported correspondence between task-specific limb preference and limb dominance outcomes in athletes, (b) provide greater context and distinction between the terms limb preference and limb dominance, and (c) offer pragmatic strategies for practitioners to assess context-specific limb dominance. A limb that is subjectively preferred is not necessarily objectively dominant in 1 or more athletic qualities or sport-specific tasks. Further to this, a limb that is objectively superior in 1 task may not exhibit such superiority in a separate task. Thus, limb preference and limb dominance are both task-specific. As such, we propose that practitioners intentionally select tasks for limb dominance assessment which resemble the most relevant demands of sport. Because limb dominance profiles are inconsistent, we suggest that practitioners increase assessment frequency by integrating limb dominance testing into standard training activities. This will allow practitioners to better understand when changes reflect sport-specific adaptation vs. potential performance or injury ramifications.
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- London Sport Institute at Allianz Park, Middlesex University, Greenlands Lane, London, United Kingdom
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Ferguson A, Dwivedi A, Adelabu F, Ehindero E, Lamssali M, Obeng-Gyasi E, Mena K, Solo-Gabriele H. Quantified Activity Patterns for Young Children in Beach Environments Relevant for Exposure to Contaminants. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18063274. [PMID: 33809975 PMCID: PMC8004776 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In a study to evaluate beach play activities, 120 children were videotaped to observe and quantify factors that could influence their exposure to contaminants in the beach environment. Children aged 1 to 6 years were followed by researchers with video cameras at beaches (two in Miami, Florida and two in Galveston, Texas) for approximately one hour each. Factors evaluated included time spent in various beach locations, various activities engaged in, and various surfaces contacted (including contacts by hand and mouth). Activities recorded in the videos were transcribed to text files to allow for quantitative analyses. Across all sexes, age groups, and beaches, Wading was the most common activity and Seawater was the most common location where children played. The left hand was found to not be in contact with objects most of the time, while the right hand, considered the most dominant hand in most cases, contacted Plastic-Toys the most. Although activity patterns collection through videotaping and videotranslation can be labor-intensive, once collected, they can be widely useful for estimates of exposures to all contaminants in the beach environment (e.g., microorganisms and chemicals) as well as UV exposure, with considerations for whether the contaminants are found in water, sand or both. These activity patterns were collected to potentially look at exposures following the Deepwater Horizon 2010 Spill.
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- Alesia Ferguson
- Department of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (A.D.); (F.A.); (E.E.); (M.L.); (E.O.-G.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (A.D.); (F.A.); (E.E.); (M.L.); (E.O.-G.)
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- Department of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (A.D.); (F.A.); (E.E.); (M.L.); (E.O.-G.)
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- Department of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (A.D.); (F.A.); (E.E.); (M.L.); (E.O.-G.)
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- Department of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (A.D.); (F.A.); (E.E.); (M.L.); (E.O.-G.)
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- Department of Built Environment, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (A.D.); (F.A.); (E.E.); (M.L.); (E.O.-G.)
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- Department of Epidemiology, Human Genetics and Evironmental Sciences, University of Texas Houston School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Department of Civil Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124, USA;
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Nelson EL, Gonzalez SL. Measuring infant handedness reliably from reaching: A systematic review. Laterality 2020; 25:430-454. [PMID: 32063179 PMCID: PMC7306446 DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2020.1726367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Researchers have utilized reaching paradigms to measure infant handedness for more than a century. However, methods vary widely. Recent research has identified that the number of trials used in assessment is critical with the recommendation that at least 15 trials are necessary to reliably classify infants into handedness categories via statistical cutoffs. As a first step towards establishing best practices for the field, we identified, categorized, and synthesized findings according to trial number from studies that utilized reaching to index handedness in infants across the first two years of life using PRISMA guidelines. Database searches were conducted in PsycINFO, PubMed, and Ovid MEDLINE®. All articles published through May 2018 were included. Additional records were identified through other sources. After removing duplicates, 1,116 records were screened using the online software program Abstrackr. Of these records, 125 full-text articles were further assessed for eligibility, and 87 articles were included in the qualitative synthesis. Results revealed that the majority of papers published since 1890 (70%) do not meet the 15-trial minimum criterion for statistically reliable measurement of infant handedness. Broad themes from articles meeting the measurement criterion and implications for future research are discussed.
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- Eliza L. Nelson
- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
- Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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Ben Othman A, Chaouachi A, Chaouachi M, Makhlouf I, Farthing JP, Granacher U, Behm DG. Dominant and nondominant leg press training induce similar contralateral and ipsilateral limb training adaptations with children. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2019; 44:973-984. [PMID: 30664382 DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2018-0766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cross-education has been extensively investigated with adults. Adult studies report asymmetrical cross-education adaptations predominately after dominant limb training. The objective of the study was to examine unilateral leg press (LP) training of the dominant or nondominant leg on contralateral and ipsilateral strength and balance measures. Forty-two youth (10-13 years) were placed (random allocation) into a dominant (n = 15) or nondominant (n = 14) leg press training group or nontraining control (n = 13). Experimental groups trained 3 times per week for 8 weeks and were tested pre-/post-training for ipsilateral and contralateral 1-repetition maximum (RM) horizontal LP, maximum voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) of knee extensors (KE) and flexors (KF), countermovement jump (CMJ), triple hop test (THT), MVIC strength of elbow flexors (EF) and handgrip, as well as the stork and Y balance tests. Both dominant and nondominant LP training significantly (p < 0.05) increased both ipsilateral and contralateral lower body strength (LP 1RM (dominant: 59.6%-81.8%; nondominant: 59.5%-96.3%), KE MVIC (dominant: 12.4%-18.3%; nondominant: 8.6%-18.6%), KF MVIC (dominant: 7.9%-22.3%; nondominant: nonsignificant-3.8%), and power (CMJ: dominant: 11.1%-18.1%; nondominant: 7.7%-16.6%)). The exception was that nondominant LP training demonstrated a nonsignificant change with the contralateral KF MVIC. Other significant improvements were with nondominant LP training on ipsilateral EF 1RM (6.2%) and THT (9.6%). There were no significant changes with EF and handgrip MVIC. The contralateral leg stork balance test was impaired following dominant LP training. KF MVIC exhibited the only significant relative post-training to pretraining (post-test/pre-test) ratio differences between dominant versus nondominant LP cross-education training effects. In conclusion, children exhibit symmetrical cross-education or global training adaptations with unilateral training of dominant or nondominant upper leg.
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- Aymen Ben Othman
- Tunisian Research Laboratory "Sport Performance Optimisation", National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia
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- Tunisian Research Laboratory "Sport Performance Optimisation", National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia.,AUT University, Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, 17 Antares Place, Rosedale, Auckland 0632, New Zealand.,PVF Football Academy, Hang Yen, Vietnam
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- Tunisian Research Laboratory "Sport Performance Optimisation", National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia.,Movement Sport and Health Sciences Laboratory, Université Rennes 2-ENS, 35170 Bruz, France
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- Tunisian Research Laboratory "Sport Performance Optimisation", National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia
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- College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5B2, Canada
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- Division of Training and Movement Science, University of Potsdam, Campus Am Neuen Palais, Am Neuen Palais 10, D-14469 Potsdam, Germany
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- School of Human Kinetics and Recreation, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL A1C 5S7, Canada
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Hodgson JC, Hudson JM. Speech lateralization and motor control. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2018; 238:145-178. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Atypical structural and functional motor networks in autism. PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH 2018; 238:207-248. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.pbr.2018.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Garcia JM, Teixeira LA. Modulating Children’s Manual Preference Through Spontaneous Nondominant Hand Use. Percept Mot Skills 2017; 124:932-945. [DOI: 10.1177/0031512517720565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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We evaluated the effect of repeated use of the nonpreferred hand on young children’s manual preference by positioning toys in the left hemifield in egocentric coordinates to induce right-handed 4–5-year-olds to use their left hands spontaneously. We induced motor activities in the laterally biased workspace by presenting tasks in a ludic context over different days, similar to their daily kindergarten experience. Preceding and following these lateralized experiences, the children were tested on a task requiring reaching, grasping, and inserting cards into a slot. In the 1-day retention assessment, we found that repeated use of the nonpreferred left hand in the previous phase led to increased use of the left hand to perform the probing task. Following 14 days of rest, the children with induced left-hand experiences used exclusively their left hands to manipulate the leftmost card positions. We propose that repeated use of the nonpreferred left hand leads to increased confidence to plan left-handed movements for subsequent tasks.
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- Juliana Maia Garcia
- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Human Motor Systems Laboratory, School of Physical Education and Sport, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Fagard J, Margules S, Lopez C, Granjon L, Huet V. How should we test infant handedness? Laterality 2016; 22:294-312. [DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2016.1192186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Who’s Left in the Family? Laterality 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-801239-0.00003-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Atun-Einy O. Asymmetrical motor behaviour as a window to early leg preference: a longitudinal study in infants 7-12 months of age. Laterality 2015; 21:177-99. [PMID: 26469885 DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2015.1092981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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This longitudinal study explored leg preference in infancy during half-kneel pulling-to-stand (PTS) and asymmetrical four-point kneeling, which is part of the typical motor repertoire of infants. The special characteristics of the half-kneel PTS as a discrete task, performed in a bilateral context provide the opportunity to explore leg preference during an asymmetrical behaviour. Twenty-seven infants were observed in their homes, every 3 weeks between the ages of 7-12 months. Leg preference was determined by the "lead-out" limb used as the infants pulled to stand from the half-kneeling position (half-kneel PTS). As a complementary measure, the leading leg during asymmetrical four-point kneeling and crawling ("asymmetrical four-point patterns") was used in the 10 infants who developed these patterns. The infants studied showed a general preference for using a leading leg during half-kneel PTS, which was mostly consistent over the study period. A strong correlation was found between leg preferences during half-kneel PTS and asymmetrical four-point patterns. The findings documented functional asymmetry in infant lower limbs during half-kneel PTS and asymmetrical four-point patterns, highlighting the importance of the tasks used to define leg preference.
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- Osnat Atun-Einy
- a Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences , University of Haifa , Haifa , Israel
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González-Valenzuela MJ, López-Montiel D, González-Mesa ES. Exposure to synthetic oxytocin during delivery and its effect on psychomotor development. Dev Psychobiol 2015; 57:908-20. [PMID: 26011378 DOI: 10.1002/dev.21321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The main objective is to examine the influence of oxytocin administration during delivery on psychomotor development at age five years. This was a retrospective cohort study involving two groups: children of mothers exposed vs. not exposed to oxytocin during labor. Of the 7,465 newborns registered in our maternity service during 2006 we randomly selected an initial sample of 400 children. Of these, 146 children were assessed using the motor scale of the Battelle Developmental Inventory. Other predictor variables that could potentially act as confounders and/or interact with the main relationship were also examined. The data were subjected to bivariate analysis, estimates of measures of strength of association, stratified analysis and multivariate binary logistic regression. The results indicate that exposure to synthetic oxytocin during delivery is an independent risk factor for a delay in gross and fine motor development. This was the case after controlling for the variables duration of labor and sex of the newborn, none of which modified the effect of oxytocin on gross and fine motor development. However, sex of the newborn were shown to be confounding gross motor development. In light of these results, and with the aim of preventing possible psychomotor alterations, further studies are now needed to analyze the effect that the oxytocin dose and the duration of perfusion may have on children's subsequent development.
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- María-José González-Valenzuela
- Dpto Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, s/n Málaga, 29071, Spain.
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- Dpto Psicobiología y Metodología de las Ciencias del Comportamiento, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Málaga Campus Universitario de Teatinos, s/n Málaga, 29071, Spain
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- Dpto Cirugía, Obstetricia y Ginecología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Málaga, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, s/n Málaga, 29071, Spain
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Ardon MS, Selles RW, Hovius SER, Stam HJ, Murawska M, Roebroeck ME, Janssen WGM. Stronger relation between impairment and manual capacity in the non-dominant hand than the dominant hand in congenital hand differences; implications for surgical and therapeutic interventions. J Hand Ther 2015; 27:201-7; quiz 208. [PMID: 24397948 DOI: 10.1016/j.jht.2013.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2013] [Revised: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate manual activity capacity (i.e. activity capacity to perform hand activities) and its relation with body functions of the hand and forearm in children with congenital hand differences (CHD) METHODS: We assessed 10-14 year-old children with CHD (N = 106) using a functional handgrips test. Measurements of body functions included joint mobility and muscle strength. Patient characteristics were hand dominance and severity. RESULTS We found a stronger relation between body functions and manual activity capacity in non-dominant hands than dominant hands. Dominant hands scored significantly higher on manual activity capacity than nondominant hands that were similarly impaired at body functions level. Severity of the CHD and body functions had only small effects on manual activity capacity. CONCLUSION The relation between body functions and manual activity capacity is stronger in non-dominant hands than dominant hands, indicating that improvement in body functions lead to larger changes in manual activity capacity in the non-dominant hand. This may suggest that in bilaterally-affected children surgery should be done at the non-dominant hand first since this hand would benefit most from surgery-induced body functions improvement.
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- Monique S Ardon
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, P.O. Box 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Scharoun SM, Bryden PJ. Is strength of handedness reliable over repeated testing? An examination of typical development and autism spectrum disorder. Front Psychol 2015; 6:17. [PMID: 25691875 PMCID: PMC4315174 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Despite a lack of agreement concerning the age at which adult-like patterns of handedness emerge, it is generally understood that hand preference presents early in life and development is variable. Young children (ages 3-5 years) are described as having weak hand preference; however, older children (ages 7-10 years) display stronger patterns. Here, strength of hand preference refers to reliable use of the preferred hand. In comparison to their typically developing (TD) peers, individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are described as having a weak hand preference. This study aimed to extend the literature to assess three measures of handedness (Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire - WHQ, Annett pegboard - AP, and WatHand Cabinet Test - WHCT) in two repeated sessions. The first research question aimed to delineate if the strength of hand use changes across testing sessions as a function of age in typical development. Right-handed children reported a reliable preference for the right hand on the WHQ, similar to adults. A marginally significant difference was revealed between 3- to 4- and 5- to 6-year-olds on the AP. This was attributed to weak lateralization in 3- to 4-year-olds, where the establishment of hand preference by age 6 leads to superior performance with the preferred hand in 5- to 6-year-olds. Finally, for the WHCT, 3- to 4-year-olds had the highest bimanual score, indicating use of the same hand to lift the cabinet door and retrieve an object. It is likely that the task was not motorically complex enough to drive preferred hand selection for older participants. The second research question sought to determine if there is difference between (TD) children and children with ASD. No differences were revealed; however, children with ASD did display variable AP performance, providing partial support for previous literature. Findings will be discussed in light of relevant literature.
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- Sara M Scharoun
- Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo Waterloo, ON, Canada ; Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Corbetta D, Friedman DR, Bell MA. Brain reorganization as a function of walking experience in 12-month-old infants: implications for the development of manual laterality. Front Psychol 2014; 5:245. [PMID: 24711801 PMCID: PMC3968748 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hand preference in infancy is marked by many developmental shifts in hand use and arm coupling as infants reach for and manipulate objects. Research has linked these early shifts in hand use to the emergence of fundamental postural-locomotor milestones. Specifically, it was found that bimanual reaching declines when infants learn to sit; increases if infants begin to scoot in a sitting posture; declines when infants begin to crawl on hands and knees; and increases again when infants start walking upright. Why such pattern fluctuations during periods of postural-locomotor learning? One proposed hypothesis is that arm use practiced for the specific purpose of controlling posture and achieving locomotion transfers to reaching via brain functional reorganization. There has been scientific support for functional cortical reorganization and change in neural connectivity in response to motor practice in adults and animals, and as a function of crawling experience in human infants. In this research, we examined whether changes in neural connectivity also occurred as infants coupled their arms when learning to walk and whether such coupling mapped onto reaching laterality. Electroencephalogram (EEG) coherence data were collected from 43 12-month-old infants with varied levels of walking experience. EEG was recorded during quiet, attentive baseline. Walking proficiency was laboratory assessed and reaching responses were captured using small toys presented at mid-line while infants were sitting. Results revealed greater EEG coherence at homologous prefrontal/central scalp locations for the novice walkers compared to the prewalkers or more experienced walkers. In addition, reaching laterality was low in prewalkers and early walkers but high in experienced walkers. These results are consistent with the interpretation that arm coupling practiced during early walking transferred to reaching via brain functional reorganization, leading to the observed developmental changes in manual laterality.
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- Daniela Corbetta
- Department of Psychology, University of TennesseeKnoxville, TN, USA
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Scharoun SM, Bryden PJ. Hand preference, performance abilities, and hand selection in children. Front Psychol 2014; 5:82. [PMID: 24600414 PMCID: PMC3927078 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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It is widely know that the pattern of human handedness is such that approximately 90% of the population is right handed with the remainder being left handed, at least in the adult population. What is less well understood is how handedness develops and at what age adult-like handedness patterns emerge. Quantified in terms of both preference and performance, a plethora of different behavioral assessments are currently in use with both children and adults. Handedness questionnaires are commonly used; however, these possess inherent limitations, considering their subjective nature. Hand performance measures have also been implemented; however, such tasks appear to measure different components of handedness. In addition to these traditional measures, handedness has been successfully assessed through observation of hand selection in reaching, which has proven to be a unique and effective manner in understanding the development of handedness in children. Research over the past several decades has demonstrated that young children display weak, inconsistent hand preference tendencies and are slower with both hands. Performance differences between the hands are larger for young children, and consistency improves with age. However, there remains some controversy surrounding the age at which hand preference and hand performance abilities can be considered fully developed. The following paper will provide a review of the literature pertaining to hand preference, performance abilities and hand selection in children in an attempt to ascertain the age at which adult-like patterns of hand preference and performance emerge.
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- Sara M. Scharoun
- Department of Kinesiology, University of WaterlooWaterloo, ON, Canada
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- Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityWaterloo, ON, Canada
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Atun-Einy O, Berger SE, Ducz J, Sher A. Strength of Infants' Bimanual Reaching Patterns is Related to the Onset of Upright Locomotion. INFANCY 2013. [DOI: 10.1111/infa.12030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Department of Psychology; The College of Staten Island; The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
- Department of Psychology; The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
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- Department of Psychology; The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
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- Department of Counseling and Human Development; University of Haifa
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Medeiros AMC, Oliveira ÍBC. Investigação da lateralidade em recém-nascidos prematuros. FISIOTERAPIA E PESQUISA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s1809-29502013000200003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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O estudo objetivou investigar a existência de coordenação mão-boca e preferência manual em recém-nascidos (RNs) prematuros a partir da estimulação gustativa, comparando a lateralidade dos bebês e seus genitores. Trata-se de estudo experimental e analítico, com procedimento duplo-cego. Participaram 90 RNs prematuros de uma maternidade pública de Sergipe. O teste durou 15 minutos, dividido em 3 períodos de 5 minutos. Nos primeiros 5 minutos, linha de base inicial - LB1, nenhum estímulo foi aplicado. No segundo momento, houve estimulação gustativa com sacarose para análise (PA) a 12% ou água, em 5 doses de 0,2 mL a cada minuto; e no último período, linha de base final - LB2, houve observação do recém-nascido sem aplicação de estímulo, durante 5 minutos. Foi realizado registro da frequência e duração dos comportamentos das mãos direita (MBD) e/ou esquerda (MBE) na região oral e sucção das mãos direita (SMD) e/ou esquerda (SME) dos RNs durante os estados comportamentais (sono profundo, sono leve, sonolento, alerta, agitado/irritado e choro) apresentados por estes. Os dados foram executados no software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Como resultado encontrou-se correlação forte de MBD e SMD na LB2, independente do estímulo recebido, evidenciando que a estimulação aumentou a correlação dos comportamentos do lado direito do corpo. Sugere-se realização de novas pesquisas sobre lateralidade, contemplando maior número de pais sinistros na amostra.
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- Jacqueline Fagard
- Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception; Université Paris Descartes; Paris France
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Pogetti LS, Souza RMD, Tudella E, Teixeira LA. Visibilidade dos braços afeta a preferência manual em bebês. MOTRIZ: REVISTA DE EDUCACAO FISICA 2013. [DOI: 10.1590/s1980-65742013000100016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Um aspecto de interesse sobre a formação da preferência manual humana em idades precoces é a extensão em que ela é afetada por informações aferentes. O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar o efeito da oclusão visual do braço preferido sobre a preferência manual e desempenho motor em bebês. Participaram cinco bebês com cinco meses de idade, que realizaram alcances com visão plena ou oclusão visual do braço preferido. O desempenho motor foi avaliado por meio de medidas cinemáticas. Os resultados indicaram que a oclusão visual induziu redução da frequência de alcances unimanuais com o braço ocluído durante e imediatamente após a oclusão visual. Oclusão visual não alterou o desempenho motor. Estes resultados indicam que a formação da preferência manual durante o desenvolvimento motor é afetada pela disponibilidade de informação visual dos braços, embora os bebês pareçam ter pouca capacidade de usar a visão para controle motor.
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Souza RM, de Azevedo Neto RM, Tudella E, Teixeira LA. Is early manual preference in infants defined by intermanual performance asymmetry in reaching? Infant Behav Dev 2012; 35:742-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2011] [Revised: 05/24/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Jacobsohn L, Rodrigues P, Vasconcelos O, Corbetta D, Barreiros J. Lateral manual asymmetries: a longitudinal study from birth to 24 months. Dev Psychobiol 2012; 56:58-72. [PMID: 23168649 DOI: 10.1002/dev.21091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Longitudinal studies tracking the early development of manual asymmetries are fairly rare compared to the large number of studies assessing hand preference in infancy. Moreover, most prior longitudinal studies have performed behavioral observation over relatively short-time spans considering the celerity of early development. This study aims (i) to investigate the direction and consistency of manual lateral asymmetries over a longer period, from birth to 24 months of age, and (ii) to compare individual and group trajectories to better understand discrepancies between prior studies. Nineteen healthy infants were observed eight times in tasks that were adjusted progressively as infants manual skills developed. Results suggested two distinct periods in terms of the direction, strength, and consistency of manual preference. First, infants went through an initial phase characterized by a lack of lateral manual asymmetries. From 9 months of age, however, group analyses revealed an emerging and steadily growing right lateral bias over time, while individual trajectories revealed that the group-level right-bias formed progressively from a background of highly fluctuating and highly variable developmental trajectories.
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- Lia Jacobsohn
- Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal; CIPER-Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance
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Morange-Majoux F, Lemoine C, Dellatolas G. Early manifestations of manual specialisation in infants: a longitudinal study from 20 to 30 weeks. Laterality 2012; 18:231-50. [PMID: 22650442 DOI: 10.1080/1357650x.2012.660163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This longitudinal study examined lateral differences between latency time of the two hands during the development of prehension in 12 infants from 20 to 30 weeks. Latency time (LT) is defined as the delay between the visual localisation of a reachable target and the beginning of the movement and could be considered as a phase in the preparation of action. If LT varies with the hand used and the type of movement, this would suggest differences in information processing (nature and/or quantity). Results show that the latency time is shorter for the left hand approach movements and shorter for the right hand grasping movements. These findings are in favour of a manual specialisation--clearly present from 20 weeks--and are discussed in a possible hemispheric specialisation perspective.
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- F Morange-Majoux
- Laboratoire de Psychologie et Neuropsychologie Cognitive (FRE 3292), Université Paris Descartes - CNRS, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
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Atun-Einy O, Berger SE, Scher A. Pulling to stand: common trajectories and individual differences in development. Dev Psychobiol 2011; 54:187-98. [PMID: 21815138 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2011] [Accepted: 07/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This longitudinal study of 27 infants examined the development of pulling-to-stand (PTS). In general, infants began PTS using a two-leg strategy and transitioned to a half-kneel strategy. As a group, infants showed no preference for either strategy at the onset of PTS, switching between strategies until half-kneeling became the dominant pattern about 1 month after the onset of PTS. Examination of individual developmental trajectories revealed variability in age at PTS onset, time between PTS onset and half-kneel strategy onset, duration of the two-leg strategy as the dominant pattern, time until the half-kneel strategy became the dominant pattern, shape of the transition between strategies (gradual vs. abrupt), and timing of PTS relative to onset of other motor milestones. We discuss variation in developmental trajectory in terms of adaptive behavior during the acquisition of new skills and as a process shaped by infants' unique experiences prior to and during the acquisition period.
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- Osnat Atun-Einy
- Department of Counseling and Human Development, Faculty of Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Berger SE, Friedman R, Polis MC. The role of locomotor posture and experience on handedness and footedness in infancy. Infant Behav Dev 2011; 34:472-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2011.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2010] [Revised: 02/22/2011] [Accepted: 05/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Frônio JDS, Silva LMDAE, Gonçalves RJ, Chagas PSDC, Ribeiro LC. Influência da posição do objeto na frequência de alcances manuais em lactentes com desenvolvimento típico. FISIOTERAPIA E PESQUISA 2011. [DOI: 10.1590/s1809-29502011000200007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar a frequência de alcances no período de três a cinco meses de idade e se há influência da posição de apresentação do objeto. Treze lactentes com desenvolvimento típico foram avaliados aos três, quatro e cinco meses, em supino, sendo o objeto apresentado na linha média e nas linhas axilares direita e esquerda. O procedimento foi filmado e analisado para registro do número de alcances realizados nas posições de apresentação. Para análise foram utilizados os testes de Friedman e Wilcoxon, considerando o nível de significância α=0,05. As frequências médias de alcances aumentaram até o quinto mês, sendo encontrada diferença significativa entre o terceiro e o quinto (p=0,011) e entre o quarto e o quinto meses (p=0,008). O número de alcances na linha média aumentou significativamente do terceiro para o quinto (p=0,011) e do quarto para o quinto mês (p=0,025), e houve tendência de diferenciação (0,1>p>0,05) entre o terceiro e o quarto mês (p=0,058). Aos três meses, encontrou-se tendência de diferenciação (p=0,066) entre a frequência de alcances nas linhas axilar (D ou E) e média. Aos quatro e cinco meses, não foi encontrada diferença estatisticamente significativa entre as posições. Concluiu-se que a frequência de alcances aumenta significativamente de três a cinco meses e a posição de apresentação do objeto parece influenciá-la na fase inicial de aquisição desta habilidade.
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- Rachel Keen
- Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904; *
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de Campos AC, Francisco KR, Savelsbergh GJP, Rocha NACF. How do object size and rigidity affect reaching and grasping in infants with Down syndrome? RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2011; 32:246-252. [PMID: 20970958 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2010] [Accepted: 09/27/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Reaching and grasping skills have been described to emerge from a dynamic interaction between intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the interaction between such an intrinsic factor, Down syndrome, and extrinsic factors, such as different object properties. Seven infants with Down syndrome and seven infants with typical development were assessed at the ages of 4, 5 and 6 months. The findings showed that object size influenced the kinematics of reaching for the infants with Down syndrome and the grasping frequency for the typical infants. The object rigidity was shown to have a major influence on grasping frequency.
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- Ana Carolina de Campos
- Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Sector, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil.
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Variability in postural control during infancy: implications for development, assessment, and intervention. Phys Ther 2010; 90:1838-49. [PMID: 20966208 PMCID: PMC2996511 DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2010033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Variability is commonly considered a key to typical motor development. However, multiple definitions and quantification systems have limited the clinical interpretation of variability and the translation of developmental research to assessment and intervention. The purposes of this perspective article are to highlight the importance of statistical variability and complexity in postural control during development and to describe implications for assessment and intervention during infancy and early childhood. Five tenets are proposed describing the role of variability in postural control to support movement experiences, exploration, and global development. Evidence for assessment and intervention focused on variability in postural control are introduced.
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Piro J, Ortiz C. No Association between Music Ability and Hand Preference in Children. J Mot Behav 2010; 42:269-75. [DOI: 10.1080/00222895.2010.502550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Teixeira LA, da Silva RPP, de Freitas SL. Amplification and diffusion of manual preference from lateralized practice in children. Dev Psychobiol 2010; 52:723-30. [DOI: 10.1002/dev.20467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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de Campos AC, Rocha NACF, Savelsbergh GJP. Development of reaching and grasping skills in infants with Down syndrome. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2010; 31:70-80. [PMID: 19713074 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2009] [Accepted: 07/25/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Reaching and grasping skills have been described to emerge from a dynamic interaction between intrinsic and extrinsic factors. The aims of the study were to investigate the effect of such intrinsic factors as age and Down syndrome on the development of reaching and grasping skills and on overall gross motor skill, and to test the influence of the overall level of gross motor skill on the development of reaching and grasping. Seven infants with Down syndrome (DS) and seven infants with typical development were assessed at the ages of 4, 5 and 6 months. The following variables were analyzed: straightness index, mean velocity, movement units and deceleration time (for reaching movements), grasping frequency and AIMS scores. Intrinsic factors such as age and DS were found to influence the development of reaching, grasping, and of the overall level of gross motor skill. The overall level of gross motor skill was observed to influence grasping.
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- Ana Carolina de Campos
- Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, Brazil.
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de Campos AC, Rocha NACF, Savelsbergh GJP. Reaching and grasping movements in infants at risk: a review. RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES 2009; 30:819-826. [PMID: 19233612 DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Although the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors on the development of reaching and grasping skills in typical infants has been extensively described in the literature, the effect of such factors on at-risk infants is still poorly understood. Therefore, the aims of the present study were to analyze the scientific publications, from 1980 to 2008, about factors influencing reaching and grasping movements in infants at risk and to describe methodological procedures used in the studies under review. A bibliographical review on empirical studies indexed on Medline, Lilacs and Science Direct data bases was done, using as keywords the terms: "reaching movements", "grasping", "catching", "prehension", "infants", "children", "risk", "deficit", "impairment" and "delay". 127 articles were identified, and 11 were selected. The following risk conditions were assessed in the papers: prematurity, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, intrauterine cocaine exposure and agenesis of corpus callosum. Methodological issues as well as the intrinsic and extrinsic factors manipulated in the experiments are discussed in the light of changes in theoretical approach to motor behavior.
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- Ana Carolina de Campos
- Department of Physiotherapy, Neuropediatrics Section, University Federal of São Carlos, Rod Washington Luis, São Carlos-SP, Brazil.
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Schaafsma SM, Riedstra BJ, Pfannkuche KA, Bouma A, Groothuis TGG. Epigenesis of behavioural lateralization in humans and other animals. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2009; 364:915-27. [PMID: 19064352 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2008.0244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Despite several decades of research, the epigenesis of behavioural and brain lateralization is still elusive, although its knowledge is important in understanding developmental plasticity, function and evolution of lateralization, and its relationship with developmental disorders. Over the last decades, it has become clear that behavioural lateralization is not restricted to humans, but a fundamental principle in the organization of behaviour in vertebrates. This has opened the possibility of extending descriptive studies on human lateralization with descriptive and experimental studies on other vertebrate species. In this review, we therefore explore the evidence for the role of genes and environment on behavioural lateralization in humans and other animals. First, we discuss the predominant genetic models for human handedness, and conclude that their explanatory power alone is not sufficient, leaving, together with ambiguous results from adoption studies and selection experiments in animals, ample opportunity for a role of environmental factors. Next, we discuss the potential influence of such factors, including perinatal asymmetrical perception induced by asymmetrical head position or parental care, and social modulation, both in humans and other vertebrates, presenting some evidence from our own work on the domestic chick. We conclude that both perinatal asymmetrical perception and later social modulation are likely candidates in influencing the degree or strength of lateralization in both humans and other vertebrates. However, in most cases unequivocal evidence for this is lacking and we will point out further avenues for research.
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- S M Schaafsma
- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands
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Teixeira MCT, Teixeira LA. Leg preference and interlateral performance asymmetry in soccer player children. Dev Psychobiol 2009; 50:799-806. [PMID: 18688809 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Strength of leg preference and interlateral asymmetry in kinematics of kicking a ball for power were assessed in 6- to 10-year-old right-footed soccer player children. Leg preference was evaluated separately for three task categories: balance stabilization, soccer related mobilization, and general mobilization. The results showed that while both categories of mobilization tasks were featured by a consistent preference for the right leg, in stabilization tasks we observed lower scores and greater interindividual variability of leg preference. No effect of age was detected on leg preference. Analysis of peak foot velocity revealed similar increment of performance of the right and left legs from the ages 6-8 to 10 years. This finding supports the notion of stable magnitude of interlateral asymmetries of performance during motor development.
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Lynch A, Lee HM, Bhat A, Galloway JC. No stable arm preference during the pre-reaching period: a comparison of right and left hand kinematics with and without a toy present. Dev Psychobiol 2008; 50:390-8. [PMID: 18393280 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Adult hand preference emerges from complex developmental changes in arm and hand use during childhood. Recent reports have highlighted the importance of understanding arm and hand use during the first year of life including the period before reach onset. This longitudinal study tested the hypothesis that significant right-left differences exist in pre-reaching arm movements. We examined right and left hand kinematics from 13 healthy infants during trials with and without a toy present from 8 weeks of age through the week of reach onset. Significant right-left differences were found, however there was no clear pattern within a condition or across conditions. Without a toy present, the right hand moved faster, yet ended further from midline, and displayed more movements during the Late phase compared to other phases. With a toy present, the right hand moved longer lengths, yet ended movements further away from the toy. When left and right hand kinematics were combined, previous findings of right hand kinematics alone were supported. Although infants begin adapting their pre-reaching kinematics many weeks before reach onset, we did not find evidence of a systematic right--left difference before reach onset in movements with or without a toy present. Our results, coupled with other reports, suggest hand asymmetries begin to emerge over the year following reach onset amid developmental changes both within the infant, and the physical and social environment.
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- A Lynch
- Infant Motor Behavior Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Biomechanics and Movement Sciences Program, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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Rönnqvist L, Domellöf E. Quantitative assessment of right and left reaching movements in infants: A longitudinal study from 6 to 36 months. Dev Psychobiol 2006; 48:444-59. [PMID: 16886181 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This longitudinal study aimed to explore the early presence and developmental pattern of laterality in reaching kinematics and its relationship to side use. In order to do so, 3-D kinematic measurements as well as 2-D video recordings of right-left reaching movements were successively carried out for 17 infants at the ages of 6, 9, 12, and 36 months. Additional investigations of hand preference were made at 36 months. As four infants were prematurely born, their outcomes were compared to those of the fullterm participants. While most of the infants in the early ages showed a rather inconsistent preference in terms of frequency and distributions of right-left side use, the analyses of reaching kinematics revealed a more consistent pattern of fewer movements units (MUs) and straighter right-sided reaching for the majority of infants at all tested ages. However, reaching kinematics from the preterm infants were generally more variable and less side consistent. It is proposed that the development of human handedness originates from an early right arm rather than hand preference in that representations of asymmetry in bilateral projections (involved in arm movements) developmentally precede contralateral projections (involved in refined hand/finger movements).
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- Louise Rönnqvist
- Department of Psychology, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden.
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