As soon as your baby’s born, you’ll notice their primitive reflexes — although you might not know them by name. Case in point: Nothing in the world produces the same amount of wonder that you feel ...

Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. While some reflexes can involve muscles and movement, others involve internal processes within the body ...

Newborns make a lot of strange movements and exhibit unexpected behaviors during the first year of life. They can startle at nothing, suck at the air, cross their eyes, breathe funny, and more. New ...

LONDON. Royal Society, Jan. 24.—D. Denny-Brown: (1) On the nature of postural reflexes. Postural reflexes are all based on Liddell nd Sherrington's stretch-reflex. This basic reflex is a discharge of ...

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 ...

Brisk reflexes refer to an above-average response during a reflex test. During a reflex test, your doctor tests your deep tendon reflexes with a reflex hammer to measure your response. This test is ...