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Auditory information is beneficial for adults with Down syndrome in a continuous bimanual task.
Full Abstract
Much recent research using discrete unimanual tasks has indicated that individuals with Down syndrome (DS) have more difficulty performing verbal-motor tasks as compared to visual-motor tasks (see Perceptual-Motor Behavior in Down Syndrome, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL, 2000, p. 305 for a review). In continuous tasks, however, individuals with DS perform better when movement is guided by auditory information compared to visual information (Downs Syndr.:
Res. Prac. 4 (1996) 25; J. Sport Exercise Psy. 22 (2000) S90). The aim of the present study was to investigate if there are any differences for adults with DS between visual, auditory and verbal guidance in a continuous bimanual task. Ten adults with DS, 10 adults without DS and 10 typically developing children drew lines bimanually towards the body (down) and away from the body (up) following three different guidance conditions:
visual (flashing line), auditory (high tone, low tone), and verbal ("up", "down"). All participants produced mostly in-phase movements and were close to the 1000 ms target time for all guidance conditions. The adults with DS, however, displayed greater variability in their movement time, movement amplitude and bimanual coordination than adults without DS. For all groups, the left hand was slower and more variable in producing the lateral movements than the right hand. The results regarding guidance information suggest that auditory information is beneficial for repetitive bimanual tasks for adults with DS. Possible mechanisms that cause these results will be discussed.
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Author information
Author/s: Robertson, Shannon D (SD); Van Gemmert, Arend W A (AW); Maraj, Brian K V (BK);
Affiliation: Motor Development/Control Laboratories, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-0404, USA. shannon.robertson@asu.edu
Grants: R01 HD37448-01 (Agency:United States NICHD)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Acta psychologica (Acta Psychol (Amst)), published in Netherlands. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 110 (issue 2-3) : pp 213-29
Dates: Created 2002/07/09; Completed 2002/10/10; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12102106, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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