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REV]SE IS TRUE4 ,9FANTS' LE>N+ CA- PABILITIES SURPASS \R B"RE/ COLLEGE /U- D5TS4 ,!Y ?9K1 OBS]VE1 & R1SON4 ,!Y 3SID] EVID;E1 D EXP]I;TS 6V]IFY _! HYPO!SES1 DRAW 3CLU.NS F _! OBS]V,NS1 & SE>* = TRU?4 ,!Y "K LOTS AB _! _W & ACTIVELY SEEK NEW 9=M,N4 ,!Y 3T9U,Y REP1T ? PROCESS ( SCI5- TIFIC 9VE/IG,N UNTIL !Y GET ! REAC;N !Y >E SEEK+4 #CE ,,PRENATAL ,,P>5T+ B#AD ,BABIES PREDICT A REAC;N = EA* AC;N !Y TAKE4 ,IF ! EXPECT$ DOES N HAPP51 !Y QKLY 4C>D ! NONVALID !ORY & DEVELOP A NEW "O4 ,? IS ! P]IOD ( MO/ RAPID GR[? & DEVELOP;T N ONLY 9 MUSCLE 3TROL1 B AL 9 EMO;NAL CON- TROL T IS ! F.D,N ( H[ !Y W RELATE 6P 9 ! FUTURE4 ,BABIES H BE5 DO+ ? SCI5TIFIC "W = C5TURIES1 :ILE SCI5TI/S ONLY DEVELOP$ _! ME?ODS DUR+ ! LA/ FIVE HUNDR$ YE>S4 ,SCI5- TI/S >E GD LE>N]S :5 !Y USE ! SAME TE*- NIQUES BABIES USE4 99#H ,"H >E "S (! AMAZ+ ?+S NEWBORNS LE>N DUR+ ! 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DE- VELOP;T DEP5DS ON ! SU3ESS;L -PLE;N (! PREVI\S PHASE4 ,S ANY SMALL DEFECT E>LY 9 BRA9 DEVELOP;T W 2 MAGNIFI$ Z FETAL LIFE 3T9UES4 ,! BIR? ( N]VE CELLS & _! 4BURSE;T T[>D _! 9DIVIDUAL F9AL RE/+ PLACES 9 ! MA- TURE BRA9 BE>S A CLOSE RESEMBL.E 6! EXPLO- SIVE 4P].N ( />S 9 ! ,BIG ,BANG T #EA ,,PRENATAL ,,P>5T+ B#BB GAVE BIR? 6! UNIV]SE4 ,EA* CELL M/ 2 9 ! CORRECT PLACE AT ! "R "T = ? V -PLEX DE- VELOP;TAL PROCESS 6G SMOO?LY4 ,Z EA* WAVE ( NEURONS PASSES ! PREVI\S "O1 MOLECUL> 9=M,N IS EX*ANG$ & !Y MAKE 3NEC;NS T >E IMPORTANT 9 ! COORD9,N ( LAT] BRA9 DEVELOP;T4 ,^! 3NEC;NS C LA/ A LIFE"T OR FALL A"P SOON AF ! E>LY MIGR,N4 ,"S (! "KN CAUSES = PRO#MS DUR+ ? CRITICAL PHASE ( NEURON BIR? & MIGR,N >E N 5 OXYG5 OR GLUCOSE1 OR TOO M* CORTISOL1 ALCOHOL1 OR EXPOSURE 6NEUROTOXIC DRUGS4 ,"! IS ANO!R SY/EM ( CELLS 9 \R BRA9 T AL DEVELOPS AL;G )! N]VE CELLS4 ,!Y >E CALL$ GLIAL CELLS & !Y AL NUM- ---------------------------------------#BC B] AB #AJJ BILLION 9 ! ADULT BRA94 ,= PROP] BRA9 FUNC;N ^! CELLS M/ AL RESIDE 9 _! PROP] LOC,N4 ,! GLIAL CELLS SURR.D1 PROTECT1 & N\RI% ! N]VE TRUNKS T C>RY ! N]VE IMPULSES4 ,ONCE ! GLIAL CELL 9SULATES ! CELL'S AXON OR TRUNK ) MYEL91 ! IMPULSES TRAVEL AT A FA/] RATE4 ,AT BIR? EA* NEURON HAS AB #B1EJJ #EB ,,PRENATAL ,,P>5T+ A#BC 3NEC;NS1 CALL$ SYNAPSES1 ) O!R N]VE CELLS4 ,^! 3T9UE 69CR1SE UNTIL R1*+ A P1K AT EIE AB #AE1JJJ SYNAPSES P] NEURON4 ,AT ? "T ! BABY'S BRA9 HAS #A1JJJ TRILLION SYNAPSES4 ,:AT A HUGE NUMB]4 ,"H'S A WAY Y C GET A H&LE ON X4 ,IF AN ELECTRICIAN 0 WIR+ A SUP]COMPUT] ) ? _M 3NEC;NS & HE CD MAKE "O 3NEC;N A SECOND1 X WD TAKE HM #CJ MILLION YE>S 6F9I% ! JOB4 99#F ,T'S A L;G "T4 ,6BUILD 8 BRA9 A MAN WD H 6/>T 2F HE EVOLV$ F 8 PREHI/ORIC ANCE/ORS #BJJ1JJJ YE>S AGO4 ,ALL ( ^! BRA9 CELL 3NEC;NS GIVE ! 9FANT & "Y * A GRT ADVANTAGE 9 LE>N+ 6ADAPT 6HIS 5VIRON;T2 B 0! "T HE R1*ES 8 T5? BIR?"D1 ! NUMB] ( BRA9 CELL 3NEC;NS >E REDUC$ 6#EJJ TRILLION "? A PROCESS ( PRUN+ ! 9ACTIVE 3NEC;NS4 ,:AT HE DOES N USE HE LOSES4 ,? DESCRIP;N (! 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