Bring palms to chest and in front of face. Try several times being sure to include a little finger. Now have the friend touch a finger and move it. You have essentially caused a cross-fire in your normal visual and neurological connec tions. This experience is analogous to your baby's confusion as the infant neurological system is refined through experience.
Messages stimulate nerve development.
Touch your baby with loving and gentle strokes. Your left brain controls the right side of your body and visa versa. New information is being researched now about which part of the brain controls what function. There is a mapping system that shows the general area of the brain used for hearing, for vision, and so forth. It is known that as a baby learns language, at first all parts of the brain are used indiscriminately, but through time, specific areas become language determined.