A developmental study of the interlimb coordination in running and galloping
A developmental study of the interlimb coordination in running and galloping
Using a dynamical systems perspective on motor behavior, it was predicted that interlimb coordination of running and galloping would behave like coupled, nonlinear, limit-cycle oscillators, which show the properties of phase locking, entrainment, and structural stability. Female subjects ranging in age from 2.5 years to adult were filmed while running and galloping with and without a weight perturbation. Analysis of both temporal- and amplitude-phasing measures revealed that both gaits demonstrated oscillatory properties. Differences between gaits and across age were primarily a matter of degree. In general, children 4 years of age and below had slightly less stable phasing patterns, and all age groups showed slightly less stability in the gallop, particularly with amplitude phasing
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Whitall, Jill
9761aefb-be80-4270-bc1f-0e726399376e
1989
Whitall, Jill
9761aefb-be80-4270-bc1f-0e726399376e
Whitall, Jill
(1989)
A developmental study of the interlimb coordination in running and galloping.
Journal of Motor Behavior, 21 (4), .
(doi:10.1080/00222895.1989.10735492).
Abstract
Using a dynamical systems perspective on motor behavior, it was predicted that interlimb coordination of running and galloping would behave like coupled, nonlinear, limit-cycle oscillators, which show the properties of phase locking, entrainment, and structural stability. Female subjects ranging in age from 2.5 years to adult were filmed while running and galloping with and without a weight perturbation. Analysis of both temporal- and amplitude-phasing measures revealed that both gaits demonstrated oscillatory properties. Differences between gaits and across age were primarily a matter of degree. In general, children 4 years of age and below had slightly less stable phasing patterns, and all age groups showed slightly less stability in the gallop, particularly with amplitude phasing
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Published date: 1989
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/360703
ISSN: 0022-2895
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