Relationship between tactile spatial resolution and digital dexterity during childhood.
(2010) Somatosensory and Motor Research — Vol. 27, n° 1, p. 9-14 (2010)
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Thonnard, Jean-Louis 
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- The aim of this study was to determine whether tactile spatial resolution and digital dexterity performance are associated during childhood. A total of 104 healthy children (52 boys and 52 girls) were assessed. The tactile spatial resolution threshold was determined using an enlarged set of JVP domes with a procedure adapted for children. Digital dexterity was tested with the Purdue Pegboard Test. While tactile spatial resolution and digital dexterity improved with age following a parallel evolution, no correlation was found between the scores of the children for both tests. We suggest that central maturational processes are responsible for a global refinement of sensory and motor function between the ages of 4 and 10 years, reaching the range of adult values at this age.
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Bleyenheuft, Y., Wilmotte, P., & Thonnard, J.-L. (2010). Relationship between tactile spatial resolution and digital dexterity during childhood. Somatosensory and Motor Research, 27(1), 9-14. https://doi.org/10.3109/08990220903471831 (Original work published 2010)