Midline movements brain gym3/31/2024 ![]() ![]() ![]() When our limbs cross this midline, our brain will send control signals from one side of the brain to the other side. It's a bit like a football team, where a (specialised) right-winger kicks more accurately with his right foot and a left-winger is better with his left foot. One side can become very good at fine motor skills for the dominant hand, relieving the other side to specialise in other brainy tasks. But normally within months this improves considerably and by the time a baby starts to crawl, this coordination is already much better.īy the time a child start using his or her dominant hand, specialisation is starting to take place in the brain and this left-right division is starting to pay off. We can observe that newborns are not very good at this as all their limbs are flying about without any coordination. The control centres in the brain require good coordination and synchronisation in order to be able to move and act in a fluid and effective manner. The body thus has two separate control centres coordinating the movements of the whole physical body, with an unseen 'midline' separating the left and right sides of the body. ![]() The left side of our body is controlled by specialised processing centres in the right side of our brain, while the right side of our body is controlled by the left side of the brain. Let me explain why it's important in relation to physical development and learning achievement. The midline I'm interested in is an invisible line, or more accurately a plane, that divides our body in two, that separates left from right. No, the midline is not the line in the middle of the road, but while we're mentioning that line, only cross it if it's safe to do so. ![]()
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