Friday, June 8, 2012

Brain Wired At Birth But Experience Selects Which Connections To Keep

Autism News From Medical News Today
Ask the average person the street how the brain develops, and they'll likely tell you that the brain's wiring is built as newborns first begin to experience the world. With more experience, those connections are strengthened, and new branches are built as they learn and grow. A new study conducted in a Harvard lab, however, suggests that just the opposite is true...
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