Posts tagged ‘motion’
Improving Balance and Motor Skills Through Motion
One of the more unusual research findings that I’ve come across relates to the sensitive period for the vestibular system which regulates our perception of our balance and motion. According to at least one study, spinning infants (thereby stimulating the vestibular system) may help improve their sense of balance and coordination many months and potentially years later.
If you read our post on baby brain development, you’ll recall that various areas in a child’s brain have sensitive periods during which they undergo tremendous growth. The vestibular senses emerge quite early in the womb and develop through infancy, with peak sensitivity between (more…)
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