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13.0 months- Walks unsupported, at least three steps. However the process does not end there. The brain receives the message, often reinforced by visual feedback, it sends a signal to the muscles, telling them to react to the loss of balance. Even standing still is an exercise in dynamic equilibrium - a person is swaying very slightly all the time, to all four sides, and balance is maintained by alternate contraction and relaxation of the flexor and extensor muscles of the legs. That part of the brain which processes balance signals.