Adaptability of the Infant Brain

This chapter examines the remarkable case of an infant who loses half her brain due to surgery, focusing on the implications for brain development and function. It discusses research that reveals how infants can still effectively recognize faces and words, suggesting their brains can adapt significantly more than adults in the face of such traumatic changes.

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