Dual-Task Performance in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): Understanding Trade-offs and Their Implications for Training

Schott, Nadja

doi:10.1007/s40474-019-00163-z

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“…The acquisition and improvement of motor skills remains a challenge for individuals with DCD throughout their life span. Researchers have attempted to better understand DCD and its impact on motor performance, yet no consensus exists on probable cause (Schott, 2019;Tallet & Wilson, 2020;Wilson et al, 2017).…”

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Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Overarm Throwing in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

Schott

Getchell

2021

Journal of Motor Learning and Development

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Background: Children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) frequently have difficulties performing gross motor skills such as the overarm throw. Our study examines the differences in both qualitative and quantitative characteristics of overarm throwing for accuracy between typically developing (TD) and children with DCD. Methods: A total of 74 children (36 females/38 males) aged between 7 and 11 years, participated in this study. The authors used the Movement Assessment Battery for Children—second edition to assess motor impairment. In total, 37 (50%) met the criteria for DCD. Each participant completed 10 overarm throws for accuracy at a target. The authors assessed movement quality using the component approach (Roberton & Halverson, 1984) and quantity using target accuracy. Results: The analyses revealed significantly lower throwing accuracy in DCD versus TD children. Children with DCD also demonstrated fewer component combinations and lower developmental levels than their TD peers. Finally, product scores tracked with process scores. Discussion: Both qualitative and quantitative measures clearly showed that children with DCD are at a disadvantage in controlling a ball during overarm throwing. They used stability profiles that limited coordination variability. TD participants performed more combinations of higher developmental levels to achieve more accurate throws, suggesting they controlled variability to optimize the accuracy of their throws.

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Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Overarm Throwing in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

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Getchell

2021

Journal of Motor Learning and Development

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“…Interferences resulting from the simultaneous performance of other tasks can cause motorcognitive interference that can impair overall performance. This effect is more substantial with the increasing complexity of motor and/or tasks (Klotzbier & Schott, 2017;Li et al, 2018;Schott, 2019;Schott et al, 2016). However, it has also been shown that DT training may benefit not only motor performance and physiological health but also cognitive functioning (Ghai et al, 2017).…”

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“…Our study was the first, to our knowledge, to investigate the effects on cognition during walking after exercise interventions with different intensities. It is well known that walking is a complex process that relies on cognitive and executive functions (Schott, 2019;Sheridan & Hausdorff, 2007;Yogev-Seligmann et al, 2008). Interferences resulting from the simultaneous performance of other tasks can cause motorcognitive interference that can impair overall performance.…”

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Effects of acute exercise at different intensities on fine motor‐cognitive dual‐task performance while walking: A functional near‐infrared spectroscopy study

Park

Reinl

Schott

2021

Eur J of Neuroscience

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Studies on the effects of acute exercises on cognitive functions vary greatly and depend on the duration and intensity of exercise and the type of cognitive tasks. This study aimed to investigate the neural correlates that underpin the acute effects of high-intensity interval (HIIE) versus moderate-intensity continuous exercise (MCE) on fine motor-cognitive performance while walking (dual-task, DT) in healthy young adults. Twenty-nine healthy right-handers (mean age: 25.1 years ± 4.04; 7 female) performed the digital trail-making-test (dTMT) while walking (5 km/h) before and after acute exercise. During task performance, the hemodynamic activation of the frontopolar area (FPA), dorsolateral prefrontal (DLPFC), and motor cortex (M1) was recorded using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS). Both HIIE and MCE resulted in improved dTMT performance, as reflected by an increase in the number of completed circles and a reduction in the time within and between circuits (reflecting improvements in working memory, inhibition, and decision making). Notably, HIIE evoked higher cortical activity on all brain areas measured in the present study than the MCE group. To our knowledge, these results provide the first empirical evidence using a mobile neuroimaging approach that both HIIE and MCE improve executive function during walking, likely mediated by increased activation of the task-related area of the prefrontal cortex and the ability to effectively use, among other things, high fitness levels as neural enrichment resources.

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“…This relationship between motor and cognitive performance can also be seen in specific groups such as children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) or Down Syndrome (DS). Several studies have shown that children with DCD sometimes have major problems with tasks that require executive functions (e.g., working memory, inhibition, cognitive flexibility, dual task tasks) (Schott, 2019;Wilson et al, 2017), while children with Down Syndrome show clear limitations in motor skills (Schott & Holfelder, 2015). In addition, Galloway and colleagues have expanded and translated their research to the development of children with mobility issues, examining the effect of early powered mobility devices on cognitive and social development (Feldner, Logan & Galloway, 2016;Logan et al, 2018).…”

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“…Some researchers are beginning to explore gene variation and its effect on a range of developmental health outcomes, including motor skills. An example of the value of this type of approach is offered by a new developmental model by Schott (Schott, 2019;Schott & Klotzbier, 2018) which incorporates the joint influences of aging and life-course experience on structural and functional capabilities. In this lifespan longitudinal model, neural resources can be either enriched or depleted by protective (e.g., fitness, education) or risk factors (e.g., obesity, sedentariness), which in turn influence brain health and cognitive control processes and consequentially motor development across the lifespan.…”

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Motor Development Research: II. The First Two Decades of the 21st Century Shaping Our Future

Whitall

Bardid

Getchell

et al. 2020

Journal of Motor Learning and Development

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In Part I of this series I, we looked back at the 20th century and re-examined the history of Motor Development research described in Clark & Whitall’s 1989 paper “What is Motor Development? The Lessons of History”. We now move to the 21st century, where the trajectories of developmental research have evolved in focus, branched in scope, and diverged into three new areas. These have progressed to be independent research areas, co-existing in time. We posit that the research focus on Dynamical Systems at the end of the 20th century has evolved into a Developmental Systems approach in the 21st century. Additionally, the focus on brain imaging and the neural basis of movement have resulted in a new approach, which we entitled Developmental Motor Neuroscience. Finally, as the world-wide obesity epidemic identified in the 1990s threatened to become a public health crisis, researchers in the field responded by examining the role of motor development in physical activity and health-related outcomes; we refer to this research area as the Developmental Health approach. The glue that holds these research areas together is their focus on movement behavior as it changes across the lifespan.

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Dual-Task Performance in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD): Understanding Trade-offs and Their Implications for Training

Cited by 18 publications

References 111 publications

Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Overarm Throwing in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Overarm Throwing in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder

Effects of acute exercise at different intensities on fine motor‐cognitive dual‐task performance while walking: A functional near‐infrared spectroscopy study

Motor Development Research: II. The First Two Decades of the 21st Century Shaping Our Future

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