DEP-3103 Chapter Notes -Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex, Non-Rapid Eye Movement Sleep, Circadian Rhythm
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Most newborns lose 5% to 7% of their body weight in the first several days of life (mother"s milk doesn"t come in right at birth) Newborns double their weight by 4 months and almost triple it in a year: enormous change in a short period of time. Involves both development of musculature and brain development. New view: actively relate to world, competent refined methods. : inborn, automatic response to a particular form of stimulation newborn"s most obvious organized patterns of behavior can reveal the health of a baby"s nervous system. Early warning damage to cerebral cortex: some form the basis for later motor skills. Tonic neck reflex, palmer grasp, swimming and stepping: reflexes are adaptive (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) (cid:222) Still useful; useful in evolutionary past: development of reflexes. Smiling: within first week purely reflex whenever they see human faces; purposeful by few months old; elicits caregiving, to make you give them the things that they need.
