Lessons from the infant brain: variable behavior drives experience-dependent plasticity and connectivity across the lifespan

The earliest movements seen in both the fetus and infant are individualized, diverse and complex. Children are flexible thinkers and variable movers. With age this variability may be narrowed in favor of efficiency as motor learning reduces system redundancy while fostering strategic problem solving and use of additional degrees of freedom. The earliest movements seen in both the fetus and infant are individualized, diverse and complex. Children are flexible thinkers and variable movers. With age this variability may be narrowed in favor of efficiency as motor learning reduces system redundancy while fostering strategic problem solving and use of additional degrees of freedom. Training from this course will address the EI principles of active participation, collaborative relationships, specific goals, comprehensive plans, quality services by providing principles and video cases to discuss quality treatment strategies that incorporate principles of variability.