system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
Do we actually LEARN to walk, or do we ACQUIRE THE ABILITY to walk as our brains continue to develop?

In most(?) species, newborns begin walking right away, so that's clearly not a learned behavior.  I also know that humans are born with a LOT of neurological development still to occur.

So... do human children actually *learn* to walk, or is more accurate to say they start to walk as the necessary neurological wiring matures (i.e.: walking is hardwired, but the wiring isn't complete at birth)?
gpt
Humans are born with a walking reflex that serves as the basis for walking behavior. Applying pressure to the bottom of the foot will cause the same leg to extend and the other leg to swing forward. Like many reflexes, this is based on nerves traveling from peripheral sensory receptors through the spinal column and back to muscle effectors.