Brain complexity: baby brains under study (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, February 07, 2018, 15:47 (2268 days ago) @ dhw

DAVID: New born babies have very incomplete fiber pathways and only a small number of neurons as compared to adults. As a result they show no emotional reactions other than crying. This essay looks at it for answers:
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-dont-babies-smile-from-birth/?utm...

DAVID’s comment: the point of this essay is that there is very little going on in the infant's brain at birth, but it does develop rather quickly. Another aspect of the infant starting as a blank slate.

dhw: There is no blank slate if, according to you, 40% of the personality is contained in the genes. Even crying proves there is no blank slate. On 29 January, as below, we reached agreement on this, so please don’t start all over again.

Just thought it wa an interesting exposition of the newborn's brain.