There’s something magical about the moment a newborn baby wraps their tiny fingers around yours. That surprisingly strong grip isn’t just adorable, it’s a primal reflex hardwired into their biology.

A reflex is a response to a stimulus and that occurs without conscious thought. Examples of adult reflexes include pulling your hand away from a hot stove and jerking your lower leg when the area ...

Babies are born with different reflexes that help them survive the first months of life. Reflexes are involuntary actions that arise in response to certain stimuli. The extrusion or tongue-thrust ...

The objective of the study was to follow neuromaturation in preterm infants. From serial exams in 90 low risk very low birthweight infants, each infant's Maturity Scores (the sum of tone, reflex, and ...

You may have noticed your baby being startled or reacting suddenly when you're trying to put them down to sleep. This is the Moro reflex, one of several normal reflexes that healthy babies are born ...

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to examine the relation between iron status and neurobehavioral development in premature infants. RESULTS: Infants in group 1 (anemia/low ferritin) had a ...

Lisa Scott has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the US Army Research Institute. Parents often receive books at pediatric checkups via programs like Reach Out and Read and hear ...