Newborn babies walk the walk

Infants strut a runway wearing electrodes to show how the walking reflex works

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Before you can run, you have to walk, and before you can walk well, you have to walk like a brand-new baby. A new study uncovers the logistics of newborns’ herky-jerky, Frankensteinian stepping action and how this early reflex morphs into refined adult locomotion.