Insight into how infants learn to walk

(Lancaster University) Ten-week-old babies can learn from practicing walking months before they begin walking themselves. Researchers gave the infants experience at 'reflex walking' which is a primitive instinct in babies which disappears around 12 weeks of age. Results show that brain activity is associated with the perception of walking even at such a young age.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news