Clumsy teenage boys 'can blame brain' - Study shows how teenage boy clumsiness is linked to Growth Spurts.

Imnotmrabut · 2016-05-20T11:58:47+00:00

The Study:

Bisi, M. C., & Stagni, R. (2016). Development of gait motor control: what happens after a sudden increase in height during adolescence? BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 15(1), 1–12. doi:10.1186/s12938-016-0159-0

https://biomedical-engineering-online.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12938-016-0159-0

POSVT · 2016-05-20T15:48:34+00:00

Neat paper, thanks! We had a few lectures over this our neurosciences course. It's actually pretty cool how well the vestibular system & cerebellum/basal ganglia can adapt to maintain stability, even in the face of (relatively) rapid changes in height.

Imnotmrabut · 2016-05-20T19:09:48+00:00

I didn't read the full thing, but is this news? Honestly, "the brain not being used to height" seems like a general observation that anyone who has been, or seen teenage boys could readily make. I'm pretty sure I drew this conclusion in middle school.

Tolazytomakename · 2016-05-20T22:10:21+00:00

I thought was just commonly accepted knowledge and was proven already.

I guess there is no hope for my sons. They will be tall and clumsy teenagers.

biglebowski55 · 2016-05-20T23:03:23+00:00

We learned this in middle school health class. I'm 35. Didn't know my podunk junior high was on the cutting edge of scientific research.

Title	Clumsy teenage boys 'can blame brain' - Study shows how teenage boy clumsiness is linked to Growth Spurts.
Author	Imnotmrabut
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Date	May 20, 2016 11:56 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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