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Asymmetric tonic neck reflex

The asymmetric tonic neck reflex produces a fencing-like posture when a newborn’s head turns, extending limbs on the face side and flexing the opposite limbs.

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Newborn Reflexes and What They Reveal About Development

Newborn Reflexes and What They Reveal About Development

What newborn reflexes are A reflex is a rapid, involuntary response to a stimulus. In newborns, many responses are called primitive reflexes because they are generated largely through lower or subcortical neural circuits before the cerebral cortex has developed the capacity for sustained voluntary motor control. These circuits include pathways in the brainstem and spinal […]