As an example, if you or someone else randomly moves your arms you know exactly where they are relative to other parts of your body, how does the brain know this?
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Practice.
This is why babies are so incredibly awkward: They DONT know where they are and they are having to learn to both move them as well as know where they are when moving them.
Further, this is why teenage boys go through a phase of clumsiness when they hit puberty: They often have growth spurts that are fast enough that the sense of awareness of their body parts they have built up over time is thrown out of whack and knees and elbows start hitting door frames and tables and they trip over everything because they’re not moving their feet at the speeds and heights they think they are.
Practice.
This is why babies are so incredibly awkward: They DONT know where they are and they are having to learn to both move them as well as know where they are when moving them.
Further, this is why teenage boys go through a phase of clumsiness when they hit puberty: They often have growth spurts that are fast enough that the sense of awareness of their body parts they have built up over time is thrown out of whack and knees and elbows start hitting door frames and tables and they trip over everything because they’re not moving their feet at the speeds and heights they think they are.
Practice.
This is why babies are so incredibly awkward: They DONT know where they are and they are having to learn to both move them as well as know where they are when moving them.
Further, this is why teenage boys go through a phase of clumsiness when they hit puberty: They often have growth spurts that are fast enough that the sense of awareness of their body parts they have built up over time is thrown out of whack and knees and elbows start hitting door frames and tables and they trip over everything because they’re not moving their feet at the speeds and heights they think they are.
Your question has already been answered, but I’ll add to it by saying I have a coordination disorder called dyspraxia, and my proprioception and general spatial awareness are busted. I’m a bull in a china shop 😩 I run into things and knock things over all the time because I didn’t realize where in space my arm was, for example; my hand-eye coordination is laughably bad, and I would likely fail every field sobriety test when sober (I worry about this often!). Some other struggles I have that you might not realize are related are • I had to give up piano lessons because I can’t hit the right keys without looking, but as soon as I glance away from the sheet music I completely lose my place (same with general reading) and take too long to relocate it • I’m extremely right handed, and the only way I can distinguish left from right is to consciously remember my right hand is dominant, that must be the right side, and depending on what I’m doing, I might have to physically turn my body to figure it out; if I’m reaching behind me, bent down, or otherwise “tangled up”, I wouldn’t be able to figure it out without first untangling myself, and mirrors confuse the fuck out of me! • I can’t climb stairs without looking at the ground and walking in general is difficult without doing so • my casual handwriting is atrocious and illegible when I try to write with my finger on my phone, and I can’t draw letters in the air • despite being musically inclined, I have no rhythm and can’t clap along with a song very long, and not at all if any other part of my body is moving/dancing (and I hate that so much!!!). It’s crazy what our bodies do so seamlessly
Your question has already been answered, but I’ll add to it by saying I have a coordination disorder called dyspraxia, and my proprioception and general spatial awareness are busted. I’m a bull in a china shop 😩 I run into things and knock things over all the time because I didn’t realize where in space my arm was, for example; my hand-eye coordination is laughably bad, and I would likely fail every field sobriety test when sober (I worry about this often!). Some other struggles I have that you might not realize are related are • I had to give up piano lessons because I can’t hit the right keys without looking, but as soon as I glance away from the sheet music I completely lose my place (same with general reading) and take too long to relocate it • I’m extremely right handed, and the only way I can distinguish left from right is to consciously remember my right hand is dominant, that must be the right side, and depending on what I’m doing, I might have to physically turn my body to figure it out; if I’m reaching behind me, bent down, or otherwise “tangled up”, I wouldn’t be able to figure it out without first untangling myself, and mirrors confuse the fuck out of me! • I can’t climb stairs without looking at the ground and walking in general is difficult without doing so • my casual handwriting is atrocious and illegible when I try to write with my finger on my phone, and I can’t draw letters in the air • despite being musically inclined, I have no rhythm and can’t clap along with a song very long, and not at all if any other part of my body is moving/dancing (and I hate that so much!!!). It’s crazy what our bodies do so seamlessly
Your question has already been answered, but I’ll add to it by saying I have a coordination disorder called dyspraxia, and my proprioception and general spatial awareness are busted. I’m a bull in a china shop 😩 I run into things and knock things over all the time because I didn’t realize where in space my arm was, for example; my hand-eye coordination is laughably bad, and I would likely fail every field sobriety test when sober (I worry about this often!). Some other struggles I have that you might not realize are related are • I had to give up piano lessons because I can’t hit the right keys without looking, but as soon as I glance away from the sheet music I completely lose my place (same with general reading) and take too long to relocate it • I’m extremely right handed, and the only way I can distinguish left from right is to consciously remember my right hand is dominant, that must be the right side, and depending on what I’m doing, I might have to physically turn my body to figure it out; if I’m reaching behind me, bent down, or otherwise “tangled up”, I wouldn’t be able to figure it out without first untangling myself, and mirrors confuse the fuck out of me! • I can’t climb stairs without looking at the ground and walking in general is difficult without doing so • my casual handwriting is atrocious and illegible when I try to write with my finger on my phone, and I can’t draw letters in the air • despite being musically inclined, I have no rhythm and can’t clap along with a song very long, and not at all if any other part of my body is moving/dancing (and I hate that so much!!!). It’s crazy what our bodies do so seamlessly
Further reading: “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,”
If you can look past how sad some of the conditions are it’s pretty frigging hilarious and fascinating how complex the human brain is.
Further reading: “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,”
If you can look past how sad some of the conditions are it’s pretty frigging hilarious and fascinating how complex the human brain is.
Further reading: “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,”
If you can look past how sad some of the conditions are it’s pretty frigging hilarious and fascinating how complex the human brain is.
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