MOTION INFORMATION AND INFANTS' COORDINATED BEHAVIOR

这项研究的总主题是人类婴儿如何 将他们的空间感知与他们的行动协调起来。举例 这种协调的范围从反射到复杂的搜索行为， 但研究计划集中在一个根本问题上，即如何 婴儿使用有关自我运动的信息来指导他们的 行为。具体地说，提出了关于婴儿使用 调节自我运动的视觉和听觉信息 他们的伸手、坐、立和走。实验性的 策略是将这些行为的变化作为一个函数来衡量 通过感知获得的信息的种类。这个 研究与理论立场是一致的 通过感知获得的信息足以指导 甚至是非常复杂的行为，比如运动。这些实验 也涉及对人体姿势和抓握能力的实证研究 控制力。这项研究的目的可以概括如下： (1)研究一组非常具体的关系的发展 在视觉和听觉刺激和可抓握和 姿势动作：(2)比较视觉的贡献 听觉信息对婴儿姿势稳定性的影响； 调查坐着和站着时经验的作用 视觉运动姿势控制的发展；以及(4)评估 中央视觉和外周视觉对 伸展的控制。这项研究有两个重要的领域 应用，幼儿从跌倒中受伤的高比率和 视障儿童早期运动障碍的相关问题 发展。

The general topic of this research is how human infants coordinate their space perception with their actions. Examples of this coordination range from reflexes to complex search behavior, but the research plan focuses on a fundamental problem, how infants use information about self-movement to guide their actions. Specifically, studies are proposed on infants' use of visual and auditory information about self-movement to regulate their reaching, sitting, standing, and walking. The experimental strategy is to measure variations in those behaviors as a function of the kind of information available through perception. The research is consonant with the theoretical position that information available through perception is sufficient to guide even very intricate behavior such as locomotion. The experiments also relate to empirical research on human postural and prehensile control. The aims of the research may be summarized as follows: (1) Study the development of a set of very specific relationships between visual and auditory stimulation and prehensile and postural movements: (2) Compare the contributions that visual and auditory information make to infant postural stability; (3) Investigate the role of experience at sitting and standing in the development of visuomotor postural control; and (4) Assess the distinct contributions of central and peripheral vision to the control of reaching. The research has two important domains of application, the high injury rate among toddlers from falls and the problems of visually impaired children with early motor development.