Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children

Abstract The acquisition of postural control is an elaborate process, which relies on the balanced integration of multisensory inputs. Current models suggest that young children rely on an ‘en-block’ control of their upper body before sequentially acquiring a segmental control around the age of 7, a...

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Autores principales:	Jenifer Miehlbradt, Luigi F. Cuturi, Silvia Zanchi, Monica Gori, Silvestro Micera
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d87f0ca6336949b09245505909fa52a52021-12-02T18:51:07ZImmersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children10.1038/s41598-021-96866-82045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d87f0ca6336949b09245505909fa52a52021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-96866-8https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The acquisition of postural control is an elaborate process, which relies on the balanced integration of multisensory inputs. Current models suggest that young children rely on an ‘en-block’ control of their upper body before sequentially acquiring a segmental control around the age of 7, and that they resort to the former strategy under challenging conditions. While recent works suggest that a virtual sensory environment alters visuomotor integration in healthy adults, little is known about the effects on younger individuals. Here we show that this default coordination pattern is disrupted by an immersive virtual reality framework where a steering role is assigned to the trunk, which causes 6- to 8-year-olds to employ an ill-adapted segmental strategy. These results provide an alternate trajectory of motor development and emphasize the immaturity of postural control at these ages.Jenifer MiehlbradtLuigi F. CuturiSilvia ZanchiMonica GoriSilvestro MiceraNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jenifer Miehlbradt Luigi F. Cuturi Silvia Zanchi Monica Gori Silvestro Micera Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
description	Abstract The acquisition of postural control is an elaborate process, which relies on the balanced integration of multisensory inputs. Current models suggest that young children rely on an ‘en-block’ control of their upper body before sequentially acquiring a segmental control around the age of 7, and that they resort to the former strategy under challenging conditions. While recent works suggest that a virtual sensory environment alters visuomotor integration in healthy adults, little is known about the effects on younger individuals. Here we show that this default coordination pattern is disrupted by an immersive virtual reality framework where a steering role is assigned to the trunk, which causes 6- to 8-year-olds to employ an ill-adapted segmental strategy. These results provide an alternate trajectory of motor development and emphasize the immaturity of postural control at these ages.
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title	Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
title_short	Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
title_full	Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
title_fullStr	Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
title_full_unstemmed	Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
title_sort	immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/d87f0ca6336949b09245505909fa52a5
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Immersive virtual reality interferes with default head–trunk coordination strategies in young children

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