2012
Developmental constraints of quadrupedal coordination across crawling styles in human infants
Patrick S, Noah J, Yang J. Developmental constraints of quadrupedal coordination across crawling styles in human infants. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2012, 107: 3050-3061. PMID: 22402655, PMCID: PMC3378364, DOI: 10.1152/jn.00029.2012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNervous systemInterlimb coordinationHuman infantsQuadrupedal coordinationAdditional infantsInfant animalsInfantsYounger ageNumber of limbsStance phaseSwing phaseLimbRhythmic interlimb coordinationDurationCoordination patternsDifferent locomotor strategiesIndividual limbsPrevious findingsDuration of cyclesFindingsKneeLocomotor strategies
2008
Interlimb Coordination in Human Crawling Reveals Similarities in Development and Neural Control With Quadrupeds
Patrick S, Noah J, Yang J. Interlimb Coordination in Human Crawling Reveals Similarities in Development and Neural Control With Quadrupeds. Journal Of Neurophysiology 2008, 101: 603-613. PMID: 19036860, PMCID: PMC2657078, DOI: 10.1152/jn.91125.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLimb lengthInterlimb coordinationNeural controlWidth of baseIpsilateral limbHuman infantsNervous systemSimilar underlying mechanismsInfantsDiagonal limbsHind limbElectrogoniometer dataAdultsLimbHuman developmentUnderlying mechanismForce plateCoordination patternsGaitMechanical factorsSymmetrical gaitsNormal human developmentMammalian locomotionLess flexibilityHumans