The Difference of Man and the Difference it Makes (Humans)

by David Turell , Saturday, June 27, 2009, 00:42 (5627 days ago) @ xeno6696

I find it provocative. 
 
> How do they know to grab on to you when they're picked up? There is no way to learn this behavior, therefore it must be instinctual. 
 
> I'll give periodic appraisals as I write my notes. - 
I'm looking forward to your comments. - In regard to human instinct, babies have a suckling reflex and a grasp reflex at birth. Touch the palm and the fingers curl on you, offer the nipple and so forth. They feel pain, but a needle stick if using a cloth diaper is not point specific. Points of pain have to be learned. Two-point discrimination of close- together needle sticks are learned over time and involve use of the eyes.