Toward a mechanistic understanding of the association between motor and executive function skill development in early childhood

JM Cassidy, MT Willoughby - Child Development Perspectives, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Early childhood is characterized by rapid increases in both motor skills and executive
function skills. Rather than simply codeveloping, the development of motor and executive …

Cortical, muscular, and kinetic activity underpinning attentional focus strategies during visuomotor control

JVV Parr, G Gallicchio, A Canales‐Johnson… - …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Focusing internally on movement control or bodily sensations is frequently shown to disrupt
the effectiveness and efficiency of motor control when compared to focusing externally on …

Strengths and weaknesses of the MABC-2 as a diagnostic tool for developmental coordination disorder: An online survey of occupational therapists and …

KJ Hadwin, G Wood, S Payne, C Mackintosh, JVV Parr - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The Movement Assessment Battery for Children-2 (MABC-2) is the most widely used
instrument for aiding the diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Despite …

Children with developmental coordination disorder have less variable motor unit firing rate characteristics across contractions compared to typically developing …

M Esselaar, JVV Parr, G Wood… - Frontiers in human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Understanding the nuances of neuromuscular control is crucial in unravelling
the complexities of developmental coordination disorder (DCD), which has been associated …

Soccer heading immediately alters brain function and brain-muscle communication

JVV Parr, L Uiga, B Marshall, G Wood - Frontiers in human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction There is growing evidence of a link between repetitive soccer heading and the
increased incidence of neurodegenerative disease. Even a short bout of soccer heading has …

[HTML][HTML] Visuomotor adaptation, internal modelling, and compensatory movements in children with developmental coordination disorder

E Knaier, CE Meier, JA Caflisch, R Huber… - Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is one of the most prevalent
developmental disorders in school-aged children. The mechanisms and etiology underlying …

The corticomuscular response to experimental pain via blood flow occlusion when applied to the ipsilateral and contralateral leg during an isometric force task

F Zambolin, P Duro Ocana, R Goulding… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Blood flow occlusion (BFO) has been previously used to investigate physiological responses
to muscle ischemia, showing increased perceptual effort (RPE) and pain along with …

[HTML][HTML] Short report on a 6-week at-home exergaming intervention to improve balance in children with developmental coordination disorder

C Harkness-Armstrong, E Hodson-Tole, G Wood… - Research in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Background Previous studies have evidenced balance training for improving postural
control in children with DCD, however none have examined how neuromuscular …

[HTML][HTML] Corticomuscular Coherence as Neurorehabilitation Assessment

S Sawai, S Fujikawa, R Yamamoto, Y Shizuka… - 2024 - intechopen.com
Corticomuscular coherence (CMC) is the correlation between electroencephalography
(EEG), magnetoencephalography (MEG), and electromyography (EMG) and is a …