New findings suggest the brain has preconfigured, structured activity patterns before sensory experiences occur.
  • ryannathans@aussie.zone
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    11 hours ago

    There has to be given organs are controlled by the brain pre-birth or at birth, and babies can hear sounds before they are born

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
      3·
      11 hours ago

      That’s still interaction with the environment though, what this research shows is that even without any such interaction the structures form. So, they’re not shaped by the environment, but are a type of firmware that’s encoded within the genes.

        • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlOP
          3·
          8 hours ago

          Sure, it’s not a surprising finding since the environment is a stable selection pressure driving evolution. It’s still nice to have these studies to confirm our intuition on the subject.