A reflex is a response to a stimulus and that occurs without conscious thought. Examples of adult reflexes include pulling your hand away from a hot stove and jerking your lower leg when the area ...

An abnormal red reflex finding most likely reflects an underlying ocular pathology in infants, but finding a normal red reflex during screening does not altogether exclude ocular disease. The American ...

We all have reflexes. They are a type of involuntary movement or action that occurs in response to a stimulus. When you go to the doctor and they hit your knee with a light hammer, your leg ...

The rooting reflex allows a newborn baby to find your breast or a bottle to begin feeding. It’s one of several reflexes, or involuntary movements, that babies are born with which help them through ...

Very few people can resist smiling at a newborn baby — signaling positive emotions, such as joy and interest. Of course, this is especially true for new parents. One study found that new mothers ...

Babies are born with a number of reflexes or involuntary movements. One such reflex is the rooting reflex in babies, which develops in the womb. The rooting reflex usually starts to develop at around ...

Emese Nagy received funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), The British Academy, Nuffield Foundation, the Royal Society, Carnegie Trust Scotland, Cross Trust. Very few people can ...

A 15-year-old neurodevelopmentally normal boy was seen in the paediatric neurology department after five episodes of generalized tonic–clonic seizures. He was referred for ophthalmology consultation, ...