Independent development of the Reach and the Grasp in spontaneous self-touching by human infants in the first six months

The Dual Visuomotor Channel Theory proposes that visually guided reaching is a composite of two movements, a Reach that advances the hand to contact the target and a Grasp that shapes the digits for target purchase. The theory is supported by biometric analyses of adult reaching, evolutionary contra...

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Main Authors: Brittany L Thomas, Jenni Marie Karl, Ian Q Whishaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.01526/full