Describe the Interaction Between the Emergence of Gross Motor Skills

question 4

Essay

Describe the interaction between the emergence of gross motor skills and developing perceptual abilities.

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Definitions:

Small-molecule Neurotransmitters

Chemical substances used by neurons to communicate with each other across synapses, including amino acids, monoamines, and acetylcholine.

Glycine

An amino acid neurotransmitter in the central nervous system that primarily inhibits or decreases the activity of neurons.

Renshaw Loop

A neurological feedback circuit within the spinal cord involving Renshaw cells that helps modulate motor neuron activity.

Interneuron

Association cell interposed between a sensory neuron and a motor neuron; in mammals, interneurons constitute most of the brain’s neurons.