The Neonate

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Required readings for The Neonate:

           

             V,  pp. 129-146             

Lecture #4 Outline

T  9/13/05

  

                                                            THE NEONATE

 

I.          Neonatal reflexes reflxpic.jpg (209930 bytes)

 

            A.    Adaptive function of neonatal reflexes  

            B.    Disappearance of neonatal reflexes

 

II.         Neonatal states of alertness/sleep

              A.  Implications for research

              B.  Developmental changes in the amount of sleep    

              C.  Developmental changes in sleep stages    sleep.jpg (363189 bytes)

              D.  Developmental changes in the timing of sleep     dayslp2.jpg (22301 bytes)    slprhyth.jpg (343067 bytes)        

III.        Neonatal learning

            A.    Operant conditioning     

            B.    Observational learning

Links:

The Apgar Test

Watch a QuickTime movie of an Apgar Test

Watch a QuickTime movie of neonatal reflexes

Another reflex movie

Bad News for Cry Babies

Daytime Light Helps Babies Sleep at Night