The hyaline membrane disease that kills at least 25,000 infants every year (among them: Patrick Bouvier Kennedy) and the heart attacks that are fatal to 500,000 adult Americans seem poles apart as ...

An ancient brain circuit, which enables the eyes to reflexively rotate up as the body tilts down, tunes itself early in life as an animal develops, a new study finds. Led by researchers at NYU ...

The lower urinary tract is innervated by a complex system of autonomic and somatic nerves, the former of which control the smooth muscle of the bladder and the urethra and the latter of which activate ...

As newborns, our bodies have primitive reflexes that help us survive and develop. One of these reflexes is the Asymmetric Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR), which is also called the "Fencing Reflex". This ...

Tonic Labyrinth Reflexes refer to the automatic responses that newborn babies display when they are placed in different positions. They are primarily concerned with the baby’s balance and coordination ...

Neck righting is a term used in child development to describe the reflex movement where a baby or young child turns their head to lead their body during a rolling motion. This instinctive behavior, ...

Motor Stimulation Department for Visual Therapy, Centro Montrull, Algemesí, Valencia, Spain Currently, knowledge of primitive reflexes (PRs) is focused on the neonatal paediatric level. The tests ...

Medically reviewed by Jonathan B. Jassey, DO Key Takeaways The Moro reflex is a startle response in babies that makes their ...

Background and objectives To determine whether primitive reflexes serve as an indicator of dementia in adults with Down syndrome (DS), we collected neurologic examination data, cognitive and ...