text: motor skill development occurs without the use of "self talk," in other words, when we first learn of the spatial relationship and interaction between body movement and our environment, we typically do not form this understanding with language. it has been hypothesized that the same language independent areas of the brain that are vitally important for gross and fine motor development could be the same neurological mechanisms or processes activated when solving mathematical tasks or basic comprehension of the laws of physics, because these areas are known to be significantly intact and functional in patients who are without linguistic capability.