Re:Mammals dream about the world they are about to experienc...
by UnFleshedOne on Tuesday July 27, 2021 @02:05AM
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> Also - the baby brain is not really a 'pruned', smaller version of the adult brain, right
I think it is the other way around -- adult brain is a physically pruned version of baby brain. We start with lots of connections from everywhere to wherever and then lose a lot of them as we learn, while strengthening useful ones.
I think it is the other way around -- adult brain is a physically pruned version of baby brain. We start with lots of connections from everywhere to wherever and then lose a lot of them as we learn, while strengthening useful ones.