Age-related changes in tactile spatial resolution from 6 to 16 years old.
(2006) Somatosensory and Motor Research — Vol. 23, n° 3-4, p. 83-87 (2006)
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Thonnard, Jean-Louis 
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- The aim of this study was to determine age-related changes in tactile spatial resolution from 6 to 16 years old. Two hundred and twenty-two healthy children (105 boys and 117 girls) were assessed. The tactile spatial resolution threshold was determined using a classic set of JVP domes with a procedure adapted for children. Preadolescence appears to be an important step in tactile spatial resolution since children aged between 6 and 9 years old had a worse tactile spatial resolution than older children. Both peripheral and central explanations for this improvement of tactile spatial resolution with age are considered. The authors suggest that cortical maturational processes are likely to explain the better results of older children.
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Bleyenheuft, Y., Cols, C., Arnould, C., & Thonnard, J.-L. (2006). Age-related changes in tactile spatial resolution from 6 to 16 years old. Somatosensory and Motor Research, 23(3-4), 83-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/08990220600816440 (Original work published 2006)