Evolution and Development of Dual Ingestion Systems in Mammals: Notes on a New Thesis and Its Clinical Implications

Table 2

Comparisons applied to sucking and feeding behaviors that are used to evaluate whether the development of oral ingestion is better understood as a unitary process or should be dissociated into separate developments.

Sensory controls
Motor patterns
Digestive systems
Hormones and peptides cues
Physiological regulations
Pharmacological manipulations
Brain mechanisms
Experiential mechanisms
Developmental timing
Specializations of learning