Some early examples of fine motor skills development are when baby grabs your finger, brings their arms up, or puts their hands to their mouth, which could happen from birth to anywhere around six ...

In a new JNeurosci paper, Kahori Kita and colleagues at Johns Hopkins University explored how people switch between intuitive motor skills they know and newly learned movement patterns.

Too little play time, not enough parental involvement, and too much time on screens may account for the problem. A UT ...

A new study shows that people often struggle to switch between familiar motor skills and newly learned movement patterns, leading to predictable errors.

Young students are struggling with fine motor skills, like using scissors and pencils, and social-emotional capabilities, such as following instructions and sharing, teachers report. Strong majorities ...

Fine motor skills in young children are linked to better GCSE scores and fewer behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence, according to a new study. Fine motor skills in young children are ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) — A recent study by Oregon State University researchers highlighted the ways motor skills and cognitive skills develop in connection with each other in young children with ...

A new study from Oregon State University is believed to be the first to show a relationship between the severity of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and motor skill deficiencies in very young children.

Do you remember the name of your second-grade teacher or what you ate for lunch today? Those memories may be separated by decades, but both are considered long-term memories. More than half a century ...