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Brain and Development

Volume 17, Issue 2, March–April 1995, Pages 111-113
Brain and Development

Developmental perspective of sensory organization on postural control

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Abstract

The development of sensory organization on postural control was studied using computerized dynamic posturography. Generalized postural stability increased with age but had not reached the adult level at the age of 15 years. The significance of each sensory component for postural control was analysed. Somatosensory function developed early and become comparable with the adult level at the age of 3–4 years. The visual function followed and reached the adult level at the age of 15 years. The vestibular function developed later, showing a considerably lower level even at the age of 15 years. Girls were superior to boys with respect to the vestibular function at the age of 7–8 years. The implication of this sexual difference for some developmental disorders is discussed.

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    However, in the boys, such decrease was identified at the age of 10–11 years and, in both sexes, the accelerations at 12 years were similar and close to zero. Previous studies have asserted that children aged 12–14 years show adult-like postural control response patterns, which suggests that, at this age range, the maturation of the organisation process required to integrate sensory inputs would be complete [18,22–25]. Consequently, the specific analysis of the somatoaesthetic system and the integration of inputs from it shows that it would be complete by the age of 12 years, and that the improvement of postural control responses identified in later ages is due to the maturation and reweighting of visual and vestibular information.

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