A dominância lateral em 182 crianças: 2. o ato motor consciente
Ceme Ferreira Jordy
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria September 1, 1995 DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x1995000400015 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Observational study Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 182 |
| Population | Normal children aged 6 to 14 years |
| Citations | 1 |
| Key findings | Argues that localizing the conscious process to one specific part of the cerebrum is untenable. Based on motor behavior during 'praxia without object' tests, the author proposes that consciousness accompanies a motor action at every moment and locus of its development, and suggests that intrapsychic mechanisms regulate the presence or absence of consciousness. |
Abstract
The mechanisms and topology of the consciousness phenomenon are briefly presented. The present results and data from literature are used to point out that to localize in one certain part of the cerebrum the conscious process seems untenable. These results derive from the neurological examination on 182 normal children from 6 to 14 years old. The children's motor behaviour during the tests on 'praxia without object' shows the conscious process and attention to be attached to the motor action in the whole extension of its development. Therefore, the consciousness is considered such a process that is present at each moment and locus of the motor action. As pointed out by the present results, it seems that presence or absence of consciouness is regulated by intrapsychic mechanisms.