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Your Brain Peaked at Birth

Babies may seem helpless, but their brains are incredible learning machines. They can hear sounds from any language, recognize faces adults can't, and build millions of neural connections every second

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Synaptic pruning ✌️
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Oh, so thats how my little brother learnt calculus in one day
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Die Maus cameo 😭😭😭❤️❤️
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Fortunately a baby can’t remember the trauma of being ripped out of their mothers womb.
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So basically the brain went from a dumb yet super complex multi-adapting machine to a smart super complex problem solving machine
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Sendung mit der Maus reference 💪
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@esskay2195 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 18
How DARE you! 😂
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You could've included the amazing terminology for what's happening here, it's called synaptic pruning ! :D
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@m.w.7914 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 16
Spotted the Die Maus cameo! 😃
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@_redniel_ From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 318
Does that mean I actually peaked at my very birth?
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So that’s why im failing all my exams
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A baby brain is not better or worse than an adult brain. It is optimized for exploration and rapid learning, while an adult brain is optimized for efficiency, judgment, and integration of experience. Comparing them without specifying the goal is like asking whether roots are better than leaves.
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So that's why they made babies work in Boss Baby
Huh.. makes sense now
😂😂
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Thats why entry level positions prefers 20 years of experience. They want your baby to solve complex computing problems
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Igglypuff and Wigglytuff are a nice touch 😂
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@bord2heck From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 193
A bowl is most useful when it is empty, such is the baby's brain
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So I knew it- my life peaked already!
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@AgentM124 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 2000
As a baby, you had no knowledge, no experience. Full learn mode activated.
Now you're older, hopefully you have more knowledge and experience so learning rapidly is hopefully less necessary.
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they can tell individual monkey faces a part, but they have no clue who dad is after he shaves
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@mael5097 From YouTube ↗ 21 Jun 2026 3300
Your brain peaked at birth is an insane insult