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A look at perceptual-motor development from the ecological perspective. If it’s not pre-programmed by our genetics, how does a child’s pattern of movements emerge from the dynamical constraints of their environment? And how does movement shape perceptual discovery? Articles/links: Motor Development: A New Synthesis Infant bouncing: The assembly and tuning of action systems Crawling versus walking infants' perception of affordances for locomotion over sloping surfaces Motor Development (Adolph & Berger) Motor development and the mind: the potential role of motor abilities as a determinant of aspects of perceptual development Development of visual motion perception for prospective control: brain and behavioral studies in infants More information: http://perceptionaction.com/ My Research Gate Page (pdfs of my articles) My ASU Web page Podcast Facebook page (videos, pics, etc) Credits: The Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action Ace & The Gulls – Baby Said Paul Collins Beat – Baby I’m in Love With You The Uniques – Mother & Child Reunion Mark Lanegan - Saint Louis Elegy via freemusicarchive.org and jamendo.com |