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Experimental Brain Research
Erschienen in: Experimental Brain Research 2/2007

01.01.2007 | Research Article

Evidence of early development of action planning in the human foetus: a kinematic study

verfasst von: Stefania Zoia, Laura Blason, Giuseppina D’Ottavio, Maria Bulgheroni, Eva Pezzetta, Aldo Scabar, Umberto Castiello

Erschienen in: Experimental Brain Research | Ausgabe 2/2007

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Abstract

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether foetal hand movements are planned and how they are executed. We performed a kinematic analysis of hand movements directed towards the mouth and the eyes in the foetuses of eight women with normally evolving pregnancies. At 14, 18 and 22 weeks of gestation, eight foetuses underwent a 20-min four-dimensional-ultrasound session. The video recordings for these movements were then imported into in-house software developed to perform kinematic analysis. We found that spatial and temporal characteristics of foetal movements are by no means uncoordinated or unpatterned. By 22 weeks of gestation the movements seem to show the recognizable form of intentional actions, with kinematic patterns that depend on the goal of the action, suggesting a surprisingly advanced level of motor planning.
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Metadaten
Titel
Evidence of early development of action planning in the human foetus: a kinematic study
verfasst von
Stefania Zoia
Laura Blason
Giuseppina D’Ottavio
Maria Bulgheroni
Eva Pezzetta
Aldo Scabar
Umberto Castiello
Publikationsdatum
01.01.2007
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Experimental Brain Research / Ausgabe 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0014-4819
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1106
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-006-0607-3

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