Why do babies move about so much while they are developing in the womb? An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Trinity College Dublin found the answer.
Latest Posts
![babies at play predict behavior](https://storiesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/babies-at-play-predict-behavior-672x372.jpg)
Belief-Based Action Prediction in Babies
Based on what a baby understands is a person’s goal and belief, they predict action from the information they understand will influence that person’s behavior.
![mom and baby inspect dragon statue](https://storiesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/mom-baby-inspect-dragon-statue-672x372.jpg)
The Sensorimotor System is Vital to Consciousness
Sensory strategies or perceptual styles aid in our understanding of the neural mechanisms of self-consciousness. So as we dance, and as our baby moves about along with us, a self-identification unfolds because of visual gravitational and vestibular signals. Read more
![](https://storiesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baby-blake-wide-eyed-w-grandpa-667x372.jpg)
Our Senses Collaborate in the Brain
When acquiring language infants go through a phase between approximately 6 and 12 months where their focus is more on the speaker’s lips rather than their eyes.
![](https://storiesmatter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/social-and-moral-development-672x372.jpg)
Social and Moral Development
Self-regulation and concern for others are attributes at the foundation for social interaction. What facilitates optimum social and moral development, including personality characteristics such as empathy, conscience, and self-regulation?