| Reflex | Mode of eliciting | Description |
| Moro reflex | Sudden hea Extension | Symmetrical Extension, then Flexion of all 4 limbs |
| Grasp
| An object is placed in the palm at the base of the fingers | Flexion of the fingers of the hand |
| Rooting | Stimulus near the mouth | Turning of the head towards the stimulus |
| Placing
| Infant held vertically and the dorsum of the foot brought in to contact with the surface | Lifts first one foot placing it on the surface followed by the other. |
| Positive supporting reflex | Infant held vertically, feet on surface | Legs take body weight, may push up against gravity |
| Atonic neck reflex | Lying supine the head is tuned by the examiner to one side | Infant dopts a fencing posture with the arm outstreteched on |
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