Display options
Cite
Rocha S, Southgate V, Mareschal D. Rate of infant carrying impacts infant spontaneous motor tempo. R Soc Open Sci. 2021;8(9):210608doi: 10.1098/rsos.210608.
Rocha, S., Southgate, V., & Mareschal, D. (2021). Rate of infant carrying impacts infant spontaneous motor tempo. Royal Society open science, 8(9), 210608. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210608
Rocha, Sinead, et al. "Rate of infant carrying impacts infant spontaneous motor tempo." Royal Society open science vol. 8,9 (2021): 210608. doi: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.210608
Rocha S, Southgate V, Mareschal D. Rate of infant carrying impacts infant spontaneous motor tempo. R Soc Open Sci. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):210608. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210608. eCollection 2021 Sep. PMID: 34540253; PMCID: PMC8441131.
Copy Download .nbib Format: NLM
Share it on

R Soc Open Sci. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):210608. doi: 10.1098/rsos.210608. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Rate of infant carrying impacts infant spontaneous motor tempo.

Royal Society open science

Sinead Rocha, Victoria Southgate, Denis Mareschal

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, UK.
  2. Birkbeck University of London, London WC1E 7HX, UK.
  3. Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark.

PMID: 34540253 PMCID: PMC8441131 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.210608

Abstract

Rhythm production is a critical component of human interaction, not least forming the basis of our musicality. Infants demonstrate a spontaneous motor tempo (SMT), or natural rate of rhythmic movement. Here, we ask whether infant SMT is influenced by the rate of locomotion infants experience when being carried. Ten-month-old, non-walking infants were tested using a free drumming procedure before and after 10 min of being carried by an experimenter walking at a slower (98 BPM) or faster (138 BPM) than average tempo. We find that infant SMT is differentially impacted by carrying experience dependent on the tempo at which they were carried: infants in the slow-walked group exhibited a slower SMT from pre-test to post-test, while infants in the fast-walked group showed a faster SMT from pre-test to post-test. Heart rate data suggest that this effect is not due to a general change in the state of arousal. We argue that being carried during caregiver locomotion is a predominant experience for infants throughout the first years of life, and as a source of regular, vestibular, information, may at least partially form the basis of their sense of rhythm.

© 2021 The Authors.

Keywords: development; infants; locomotion; rhythm; spontaneous motor tempo

References

  1. Child Dev. 1976 Jun;47(2):309-14 - PubMed
  2. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 Nov 07;8:903 - PubMed
  3. Hum Mov Sci. 2007 Oct;26(5):769-85 - PubMed
  4. Child Dev. 1972 Jun;43(2):443-53 - PubMed
  5. Brain Cogn. 2008 Jun;67(1):94-102 - PubMed
  6. Dev Neuropsychol. 2012;37(3):226-52 - PubMed
  7. Anim Cogn. 2014 Jan;17(1):1-14 - PubMed
  8. Gait Posture. 2001 May;13(3):193-201 - PubMed
  9. Science. 1977 Jun 10;196(4295):1228-9 - PubMed
  10. Front Psychol. 2016 Aug 09;7:1158 - PubMed
  11. Dev Sci. 2021 Mar;24(2):e13032 - PubMed
  12. Cortex. 2009 Jan;45(1):35-43 - PubMed
  13. Phys Ther. 2010 Dec;90(12):1838-49 - PubMed
  14. J Rehabil Res Dev. 1993;30(2):210-23 - PubMed
  15. Science. 2005 Jun 3;308(5727):1430 - PubMed
  16. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 1998 Sep;13(6):434-440 - PubMed
  17. J Exp Biol. 2005 Mar;208(Pt 6):979-91 - PubMed
  18. Front Psychol. 2014 Sep 18;5:1048 - PubMed
  19. Front Hum Neurosci. 2015 Aug 26;9:444 - PubMed
  20. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2012 Feb;141(1):54-75 - PubMed

Publication Types