reach and grasp Flashcards
new borns can track an abject using
saccadic eye movements
at birth and infant can move his attention from one object to another. as he matures, he goes through a period of obligatory looking, but is able to disengage from and object again by about
4 mo
limited smooth pursuit is present at birth and begins to improve at _____. infants track objects well by ________ and use the head and eyes together by _____
6 wks
3 mo
5 mo
head-arm movements are strongly coupled by
2 mo
infants gain trunk postural stability, providing a stable base for the emergence of reaching at
4 mo
moves arm when visually fixated on and object, open hand
newborn
frequincey of reaching decreases, hand fisted
2 mo
frequency of reaching increases, hand open, infants acquire skill in aiming movements and become realistic in their reaching
3 mo
reaching movements are _____
visually triggered
reaching occurs in several steps, bimanual reaching may dominate, elbow may be locked, final approach is crooked/awkward, reaching becomes visually guided
4-5 mo
reaching becomes smoother (fewere steps and straigener approach), unilateral reaching may begin, elbow is used
6 mo
coordinated/complementary bimanual reaching (transfers objects) controlled release
8-9 mo
reaching changes little from
9 mo to 7 years
use ballistic reaching strategies
5 yr old
constantly monitor and control their reaches witha closed loop strategy
7 yr old