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Peer reviewedGrattan, Mary P.; And Others – Child Development, 1992
Examined asymmetries in movement behaviors of 36 full-term, newborn infants. The majority of infants had right-biased movement behaviors. Multiple subsystems, rather than a single asymmetric system, appeared to control asymmetric action of different body regions. There were sex differences in asymmetry of distal lower body movement behaviors that…
Descriptors: Child Development, Motion, Motor Development, Motor Reactions
