Children's Physical and Motor Development

Brain structural and genetic correlates of motor coordination and learning behaviours: modelling developmental coordination disorder

In 14 BXD mouse strains, those modelling developmental coordination disorder have relatively larger cortex and smaller cerebellar/subcortical volumes; this axis tracks motor coordination but maps to no single QTL.

Developmental coordination disorder affects the pre-ordering of sequential movements

This study investigates motor sequence planning in adults with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), finding reduced pre-ordering of movements and slower performance compared to controls.

Maturation of Gait: Identification of Locomotor Profiles from Early Childhood to Adulthood

This study identifies locomotor profiles across development by analyzing gait responses to different surface complexities in children and adults.

Investigating mouse motor coordination using quantitative trait locus analysis to model the genetic underpinnings of developmental coordination disorder

This study uses QTL analysis in BXD mice to identify genetic loci associated with motor coordination traits similar to human DCD.

Developmental Coordination Disorder: What Can We Learn From Recombinant Inbred Mice Using Motor Learning Tasks and Quantitative Trait Locus Analysis

This study uses BXD mice and QTL analysis to identify genetic factors linked to motor learning traits resembling developmental coordination disorder.