"Babies have to learn everything, but as Piaget was saying, they start with a few primitive reflexes that get things going," said Sirois. For example, hardwired in the brain is an instinct that draws a baby's eyes to a human face. From brain imaging studies we also know that the br...
remarked that she must have had some level of consciousness before she hit the table, because her face missed the soup entirely,andshe somehow managed to hit the spoon, sending a dollop of the scalding liquid flying through the air toward Sir Lionel, whose reflexes were far too dulled to ...
“Babies have to learn everything, but as Piaget was saying, they start with a few primitive reflexes that get things going,” said Sirois. For example, hardwired in the brain is an instinct that draws a baby’s eyes to a human face. From brain imaging studies we also know that the ...
The mistake of previous research, says Sirois, has been to leap to the conclusion that infants can understand the concept of impossibility from the mere fact that they are able to perceive some novelty in it. “The real explanation is boring,” he says. So how do babies bridge the gap ...
Some signs of cerebral palsy that demand immediate medical attention include: The child may feel ‘floppy’ when you pick them up The child may have muscle spasms or feel stiff The child may have poor posture, slow reflexes, or little muscle control ...
Breastfeeding makes it hard to quickly detect the signs of pregnancy, especially if you have irregular cycles. However, some symptoms that may indicate a pregnancy while breastfeeding include: Tiredness Missed or late period Sore breasts Nausea Early pregnancy symptoms are also closely similar to th...
If a baby’s setting sun eyes are the result of infantile hydrocephalus, they may have other clinical signs that point to the underlying condition. Some of these symptoms may include: An unusually large head size Crossed eyes (strabismus) ...
the infant or child must be sleeping during the test. Infants less than 3 months old can be tested during naturalsleep. Children older than 3 months are typically sedated for about one hour (under the supervision of a physician) during the test. The most common oral sedative used ischloral...
Coordination means putting things together that belong together. Each term in this sentence raises questions. In the following I discuss some of them. My emphasis is more on questions than on answers. As things in our brain * are to be put together both on the slow timescale of learning ...
are inorganic and cannot be broken into smaller chemical units. Vitamins are essential, meaning we have to get them from our diet(or supplements). Some, but not all, minerals are essential. Vitamins can also be classified as fat-soluble or water-soluble. Water-soluble vitamins are only in ...