Association of Working Memory with Gross Motor Skills in Early Childhood

• Main Authors: Capio, Catherine M, Choi, Cynthia S.Y., Masters, Rich S. W.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Locomotor skills; object control skills; verbal working memory; visuospatial working memory; young children; Medical Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Musculoskeletal, Neural, and Ocular Physiology; Neurosciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/26; https://doi.org/10.1080/1612197X.2022.2098355
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

The acquisition of gross motor skills in early childhood contributes to balanced development and lifetime health patterns. It has been suggested that motor skills are acquired in early childhood without reliance on working memory, as the cognitive resources of young children have yet to fully develo...