sensorimotor
adjectiveUK /ˌsɛnsəriˈməʊtə/
US /ˌsɛnsəriˈmoʊtər/
Relating to using your senses and your muscles together to move and learn.
Babies explore the world through sensorimotor play, like grabbing and tasting toys.
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2. In psychology, describing the earliest stage of child development when babies learn by sensing and moving.
The sensorimotor stage lasts from birth to about age two.
3. Involving both feeling (sensation) and movement (motor activity) in the nervous system.
Sensorimotor nerves carry signals between the brain and the body.
4. Relating to the part of the brain that connects sensing with acting.
The sensorimotor cortex helps plan and control movement.