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reflexes.html
The central nervous system (CNS) maturity
can be measured by the presence or absence
of reflexes
During key stages neural development will
determine when a reflex emerges and when it
integrates (or becomes inhibited)
Moro
Tonic Labyrinthine
Asymmetrical Tonic Neck Reflex (ATNR)
Spinal Galant
Symmetrical Tonic Neck (STNR)
The Moro Reflex is when the entire body
responds to sudden changes in vestibular,
movement, auditory, visual or tactile stimuli
Equilibrium Reactions
(bipedal)
1. Body parts can compete for representation
in the brain and use of a body part can
enhance its representation.
2. The premotor cortex can substitute for
the motor cortex to control motion.
3. The contralesional hemisphere can take
over motor control if all else fails.
Neuroplastic mechanisms can be facilitated
and this is a good basis for intervention
Suggested Web Sites (more links within Tomatis sites under some
providers)
www.tomatis-group.com or www.iarctc.com
www.thelisteningcenter.net
www.theswaincenter.com
www.thelisteningclinic.com
www.tomatis.com
Suggested Reading for DSM Exercises:
The Cerebral Code: Thinking a Thought in the Mosaic of the Mind
by William H. Calvin, The MIT Press, Cambridge , MA , 1998
The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics by
Stanislas Dehaene, Oxford University Press, 1999
Mind Sculpture: Unlocking Your Brain's Untapped Potential by Ian
Robertson, Fromm International, New York 2000
Opening the Mind's Eye: How Images and Languages Teach Us
How to See by Ian Robertson, St. Martin 's Press, New York 2002
The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental
Force by Jeffrey M. Schwartz, M.D., and Sharon Begley,
HarperCollins Publishers Inc., New York 2002
Left Brain Right Brain: Perspectives from Cognitive Neuroscience
by Sally P. Springer and Georg Deutsch, W.H. Freeman and
Company, New York 1998
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