Here's another quote from the wonderful Jane Clark, kinesiologist and Dean at the University of Maryland School of Public Health:

"Humans come with preadapted motor behaviors that are built into the central nervous system.  But even reflexes, such as the sucking and grasp reflexes, are quickly modified by the infant's experiences in the world.  For the species' survival, these early experiences open a dialogue between the newborn and its new stimulus-rich world.  This dialogue provides a cycle of perception and action with consequences."  

From Dr. Clark's bio on the UMd School of Public Health's website:  
Dr. Jane E. Clark was appointed dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Health on July 1, 2012. Dean Clark’s passion is to help children achieve the competence and confidence to be physically active throughout their lives. With physical inactivity a leading cause of premature death, engagement in physical activity is viewed as an important goal across the life course. In particular, Dr. Clark’s research focuses on development of motor skills in infants and young children, with a special focus on those with movement difficulties. Clark has edited seven books, written over a hundred papers, and presented hundreds of professional papers at conferences and universities here and abroad. The National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation have funded her research. Currently, she is on the editorial board of Research in Developmental Disabilities and Frontiers In Movement Science and Sport Psychology and is the founding editor of Kinesiology Review. She has received national recognition for her research and service having served as elected leader of three national organizations.

With best regards, 

Debra Swank, RN BSN IBCLC
Ocala, Florida USA
More Than Reflexes Education
http://www.MoreThanReflexes.org

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