Cognitive-motor Development Laboratory

Objectives

The Cognitive-motor Development Laboratory, under the direction of Professor Andy Tse, aims to advance the understanding of the interplay between cognitive and motor development across diverse populations, particularly in children with typical and atypical developmental trajectories. By integrating experimental measurements, intervention-based studies, and multidisciplinary collaborations, the lab seeks to uncover how motor experiences shape cognitive, perceptual, and language development. Our objective is to produce high-quality, evidence-based research that informs interventions and promotes developmental health and well-being in early childhood and beyond.

Themes

Motor-Cognitive Interactions
  • Investigating how motor activities and physical experiences, such as crawling or cycling, influence cognitive processes like executive functions, attention, and spatial awareness in children, particularly those with neurodevelopmental conditions like autism.
Developmental Trajectories
  • Exploring the connections between early motor milestones (e.g., crawling, walking) and subsequent cognitive and language development, focusing on how these early experiences shape perceptual and speech outcomes in infancy and toddlerhood.
Intervention and Application
  • Designing and evaluating evidence-based interventions, such as structured physical activities, to enhance cognitive and motor development, with an emphasis on promoting developmental health and well-being across diverse populations.

Key Projects

Brain

Cycling Intervention on Executive Functions in Children with Autism: Investigating how structured physical activity, such as cycling, enhances executive functions like attention, working memory, and cognitive flexibility in children with autism spectrum disorder.

school

How Infant’s Crawling Experience Impacts the Development of Natural Sense of Height: Examining how early locomotor experiences, such as crawling, shape infants’ perception and understanding of spatial environments, particularly height-related cues.

Activity

How Locomotor Development in Infants Affects Speech Development in Toddlers: Exploring the relationship between early motor milestones, such as crawling and walking, and the emergence of speech and language skills in early childhood.

Key Facilities and Equipment

Activity
Visual Cliff
Health
Moving Room

Our Team