Show man alan face life squarely says scientist new haven man never faces me life exactly squarely he presents what a photographer would call a three quarter view or a bias front and he makes his escape obliquely from unpleasant situations this picture of human physiological development was drawn by dr arnold gesell director of yale clinic of child development from a study of motion pictures of the postures of human infants contrary to what has been previously taught the very young human baby favors a one sided posture which scientists have believed was confined to lower animals doctor gessell found the young infant characteristically lies with head turned to one side the arm on that side extended and the arm on the other tide side doubled up such posture may have its part in the childs development aiding in the fixing of the eyes on the outstretched hand and later eye hand ordination coordination co doctor gesell believes it would also tend to prevent suffocation of the infant nt and serve other purposes for s survival and growth when the baby is twenty four weeks old this one sidedness becomes submerged in the tendency to move both hands and arms together but Is never completely lost |