Open AccessConcepts in early sensory development
Author(s) -
Sarah F. Blacha
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
south african journal of physiotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2410-8219
pISSN - 0379-6175
DOI - 10.4102/sajp.v39i2.900
Subject(s) - sensory system , perception , psychology , vestibular system , cognitive psychology , schema (genetic algorithms) , motor skill , physical medicine and rehabilitation , neuroscience , medicine , computer science , machine learning
Various factors which contribute to perceptual development and the close relationship of sensory and motor influences to normal development are discussed in the hope of encouraging therapists who work in the developmental field to incorporate appropriate, graded sensory stimuli into their treatment repertoire. The sensory-motor link and the importance of tactile and vestibular systems to the normal development of a perceptual schema are discussed.