Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-311) and index.
Early movement capabilities -- Theoretical approaches to motor development -- Motor control and the brain: motor development and neural plasticity -- Postural control: development of stability, balance, and orientation -- Manual control: development of reaching and grasping -- Locomotion: development of creeping and walking -- Motor assessment tests -- Neurobehavioral motor assessment and other tests -- Diagnostic motor assessment and screening tests -- Motor development in preterm infants -- Cerebral palsy -- Down syndrome.