Spontaneous, random baby movements aid the development of their sensorimotor system, according to new research led by the University of Tokyo. Detailed motion capture of newborns and infants was ...

Human Development, Vol. 35, No. 4 (1992), pp. 226-240 (15 pages) The assumption that motor activity and physical manipulation play a central role in early development is evaluated in light of a number ...

When her daughter was born two-and-a-half years ago, Mary Goldsberry-Troyer eagerly watched for the typical developmental milestones in her firstborn. She noted when Vivi smiled, rolled over, and took ...

Spontaneous, random baby movements aid development of their sensorimotor system, according to new research led by the University of Tokyo. Detailed motion capture of newborns and infants was combined ...

Researchers propose a novel learning rule to explain the development of sensorimotor intelligence. It is fascinating to observe a robot exploring its physical possibilities and surroundings, and ...

Those seemingly random kicks or wiggles a newborn baby makes have a purpose. With each movement, the baby is developing its sensorimotor system, which it will later use to perform sequential movements ...

Previous accounts of the development of triadic attention identify a “curious” shift around nine to twelve months. We introduce a novel approach inspired by distributed and embodied cognition ...

In an era where technology advances at an unprecedented pace, the idea of robots managing our household chores appears to ...

An interdisciplinary research team has found important clues about the functioning of the sensorimotor cortex. The new findings on neuronal activities in this brain area could be helpful for the ...

This news release is available in German. It is fascinating to observe a robot exploring its physical possibilities and surroundings, and subsequently developing different self-taught behaviors ...