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Claes von Hofsten

Claes von Hofsten

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Psychology

D-Index
59
Citations
12371
World Ranking
3717
National Ranking
36

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 2008 - Kurt Koffka Medal, Giessen University

Overview

Claes von Hofsten is affiliated with Uppsala University in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Neuroscience, and Psychology. Their work often intersects multiple subfields such as Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The research focus of Claes von Hofsten centers on Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Children's Physical and Motor Development, Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders, Retinopathy of Prematurity Studies, Infant Development and Preterm Care, as well as Neonatal and Fetal Brain Pathology.

Recent publications by Claes von Hofsten include studies on motor planning in children with autism, early visual tracking in preterm infants, and motor imagery development. These works are:

  • Motor planning and movement execution during goal-directed sequential manual movements in 6-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder: A kinematic analysis (2021, Research in Developmental Disabilities)
  • Visual tracking at 4 months in preterm infants predicts 6.5-year cognition and attention (2021, Pediatric Research)
  • Development of Motor Imagery in School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Longitudinal Study (2022, Brain Sciences)

Claes von Hofsten has frequently published in the venues of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Pediatric Research, and Brain Sciences, reflecting a research emphasis on developmental and pediatric neurological conditions.

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of Claes von Hofsten's research environment. The most frequent co-authors include Kerstin Rosander, Anna Bäckström, Anna-Maria Johansson, Thomas Rudolfsson, and Louise Rönnqvist.

Awards received during Claes von Hofsten's career include the Kurt Koffka Medal from Giessen University in 2008 and election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2009.

Best Publications

  • Infants predict other people's action goals.

    Terje Falck-Ytter;Gustaf Gredebäck;Claes von Hofsten

  • The iCub humanoid robot: An open-systems platform for research in cognitive development

    Giorgio Metta;Lorenzo Natale;Francesco Nori;Giulio Sandini

  • Eye–hand coordination in the newborn.

    Claes von Hofsten

  • An action perspective on motor development

    Claes von Hofsten

  • Preparation for grasping an object: a developmental study.

    Claes von Hofsten;Louise Rönnqvist

  • Eye Tracking in Infancy Research

    Gustaf Gredebäck;Scott Johnson;Claes von Hofsten

  • Predictive reaching for moving objects by human infants

    Claes von Hofsten

  • Developmental changes in the organization of prereaching movements

    Claes von Hofsten

  • Development of Visually Guided Hand Orientation in Reaching

    Claes von Hofsten;Shirin Fazel-Zandy

  • Catching Skills in Infancy

    Claes von Hofsten

  • Eye, Head and Trunk Control: The Foundation for Manual Development

    Bennett Bertenthal;Claes von Hofsten

  • Development of Smooth Pursuit Tracking in Young Infants

    Claes Von Hofsten;Kerstin Rosander

  • Action in development.

    Claes von Hofsten

  • Observations on the Development of Reaching for Moving Objects.

    Claes von Hofsten;Karin Lindhagen

  • Predictive action in infancy: Tracking and reaching for moving objects

    Claes von Hofsten;Peter Vishton;Elizabeth S Spelke;Qi Feng

  • Prospective Control: A Basic Aspect of Action Development

    Claes von Hofsten

  • Using mu rhythm desynchronization to measure mirror neuron activity in infants

    Pär Nyström;Therese Ljunghammar;Kerstin Rosander;Claes von Hofsten

  • The integration of sensory information in the development of precise manual pointing

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  • How special is social looking in ASD: a review.

    Terje Falck-Ytter;Claes von Hofsten;Claes von Hofsten

  • Fitting objects into holes: On the development of spatial cognition skills.

    Helena Örnkloo;Claes von Hofsten

  • Action production influences 12-month-old infants' attention to others' actions.

    Erin N. Cannon;Amanda L. Woodward;Gustaf Gredebäck;Claes von Hofsten;Claes von Hofsten

Frequent Co-Authors

Gustaf Gredebäck
Gustaf Gredebäck Uppsala University
Terje Falck-Ytter
Terje Falck-Ytter Uppsala University
Elizabeth S. Spelke
Elizabeth S. Spelke Harvard University
Angela D. Friederici
Angela D. Friederici Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Gunilla Bohlin
Gunilla Bohlin Uppsala University
Wolfgang Prinz
Wolfgang Prinz Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
John van der Kamp
John van der Kamp Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Geert J.P. Savelsbergh
Geert J.P. Savelsbergh Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Karen E. Adolph
Karen E. Adolph New York University
Giorgio Metta
Giorgio Metta Italian Institute of Technology

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