The Galant reflex, also known as the truncal incurvation reflex, is a primitive reflex found in newborns. To test this reflex, the infant is held in ventral suspension (face down) and the examiner runs a finger down one side of the baby’s back, approximately 2-3 centimeters from the spine. A positive response is seen when the baby’s trunk flexes towards the side that is being stimulated. This reflex is important in the assessment of the nervous system’s development and typically disappears by th