As an individual goes into the later years of life the cephalocaudal law of developmental direction will reverse, with the individual losing control from the feet to the head. Changes in walking gait are an example of this.

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The cephalocaudal law of developmental direction states that development proceeds from the head to the feet. As an individual goes into the later years of life, this law reverses, with the individual losing control from the feet to the head. Changes in walking gait are an example of this.

As an Individual Goes into the Later Years of Life