Human brains develop capacity for thought before birth, neuroscientist explains
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Thomas Lewton
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The article explains that the human brain develops its essential architecture before birth, with approximately 100 billion neurons forming from a neural tube in the embryo over nine months. These neurons create around 100 trillion connections, similar to a metro system's network. Developmental neuroscientist Moriah Thomasonat notes these connections form intelligently to optimize efficiency. The article suggests that by birth, our brains already have the hardware necessary for thought formation and possibly even some level of conscious awareness.
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Twitter / XHuman brains develop capacity for thought before birth, neuroscientist explainsnewscientist.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledWe are born with the essential architecture of our brain raring to go.
They're forming in a smart way to make the system more efficient.
By the time we're born, our brains have all the hardware in place to form thoughts, and possibly even some conscious awareness
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