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Continuing the discourse on the contribution of biomechanics to understanding motor development: response to the commentaries
Author(s) -
Jensen Jody L.,
Korff Thomas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
infant and child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.87
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1522-7219
pISSN - 1522-7227
DOI - 10.1002/icd.421
Subject(s) - divergence (linguistics) , psychology , cognitive science , motor control , cognitive psychology , neuroscience , linguistics , philosophy
This article continues the exploration of the usefulness of the techniques of biomechanics to understand the processes of motor development and emerging motor control. In response to commentaries on Jensen (this issue), we reiterate the importance of theory in shaping developmental hypotheses while acknowledging the divergence of opinion on the relative merits of specific biomechanical analyses. Emerging from these discussions is a consensus on the power of the techniques of biomechanics to provide more than mere description and to illuminate mechanisms of developmental change. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.