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When estimating reachability in space, young children and the elderly are similar
1970
Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior
Abstract: This study examined the age-related ability to mentally represent action in the context of reach estimation via use of motor imagery in children, young adults, and a group of older adults. Participants were instructed to estimate whether randomly presented targets in peripersonal (within actual reach) and extrapersonal (beyond reach) space were within or out of reach of their dominant limb while seated. In regard to total accuracy, results indicated that children and older adults were
doi:10.20338/bjmb.v6i3.56
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