Relating to processes that involve afferent nervous paths (carrying impulses toward a center) and efferent pathways or functions (carrying away from a central organ or section): The physiotherapist developed a series of sensorimotor activities to help the patient develop better balance skills after her recent fall.

In the sensorimotor stage, from birth to about the age of two, babies adapt to their environment through their senses and actions by looking, hearing, touching, mouthing, and grasping.