title: Head coordination as a means to assist sensory integration in learning to walk.
abstract: After a brief presentation of the development of free walking interpreted as learning dynamical equilibrium, the problem of sensory integration in the process of walking development is discussed. A critical review of the role of vision in the development of posturo-locomotor task is presented, along with recent test results on the development of the vestibular system. A final section presents the development of head stabilization and coordination as a necessary means to assist sensory integration. It is suggested that if sensory information is necessary to enhance posturo-locomotor skills, a good mastery of walking is in turn necessary to increase the efficiency of sensory integration.
authors.affiliation: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France. blandine.bril@msh-paris.fr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bril
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ledebt
mesh_terms: D019416:Head Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*