New research reveals that even infants as young as four months old have an innate ability to comprehend how their bodies interact with the world around them. This understanding is evident as they process different sensory information based on the movement of objects they see coming towards them. The study, published in Scientific Reports, highlights early development stages of self-awareness. For decades, scientists have been fascinated by how humans perceive and interact with the space immediately around them—what is known to researchers as “peripersonal space.” This concept explores how we i…