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The Amazing Brains of Babies | National Geographic


yeah imagine a world in which infants

yeah imagine a world in which infants are trying to make sense of everything

are trying to make sense of everything

are trying to make sense of everything the sight of a face smiling and a voice

the sight of a face smiling and a voice

the sight of a face smiling and a voice talking with a silly-billy

talking with a silly-billy

talking with a silly-billy all of those senses are awakened alive

all of those senses are awakened alive

all of those senses are awakened alive to me that’s genius

we all are walking around with brains

we all are walking around with brains that got forged early in development our

that got forged early in development our

that got forged early in development our brains come ready to learn but they’re

brains come ready to learn but they’re

brains come ready to learn but they’re not completely formed the infant brain

not completely formed the infant brain

not completely formed the infant brain is coding all the time they’re trying to

is coding all the time they’re trying to

is coding all the time they’re trying to understand what are the signals that

understand what are the signals that

understand what are the signals that mean I’m going to be fed what are the

mean I’m going to be fed what are the

mean I’m going to be fed what are the signals that mean I’m going to be loved

signals that mean I’m going to be loved

signals that mean I’m going to be loved and touched the baby’s learning that

and touched the baby’s learning that

and touched the baby’s learning that when I give the merest hint of a smile

when I give the merest hint of a smile

when I give the merest hint of a smile my parents go gaga diva look here Felix

my parents go gaga diva look here Felix

my parents go gaga diva look here Felix their computational geniuses but this

their computational geniuses but this

their computational geniuses but this computational genius takes place through

computational genius takes place through

computational genius takes place through the social channel that codes the most

the social channel that codes the most

the social channel that codes the most frequent things that happen in their

frequent things that happen in their

frequent things that happen in their world and built into that is the drive

world and built into that is the drive

world and built into that is the drive to do the things that we do so that can

to do the things that we do so that can

to do the things that we do so that can be like us we evolve to make the

be like us we evolve to make the

be like us we evolve to make the littlest citizens in the world grow into

littlest citizens in the world grow into

littlest citizens in the world grow into the full potential adults they become

the full potential adults they become

the full potential adults they become and the way to do that is to supply

and the way to do that is to supply

and the way to do that is to supply innate curiosity and to start with a

innate curiosity and to start with a

innate curiosity and to start with a brain and senses and cognition that’s

brain and senses and cognition that’s

brain and senses and cognition that’s ready to go on day one Kant said give me

ready to go on day one Kant said give me

ready to go on day one Kant said give me the type of same as you

the type of same as you

the type of same as you okay his hand on it first

okay his hand on it first

okay his hand on it first yeah and we tap it as adults we have

yeah and we tap it as adults we have

yeah and we tap it as adults we have lost some of the creativity of youth we

lost some of the creativity of youth we

lost some of the creativity of youth we are not the baby walking down the street

are not the baby walking down the street

are not the baby walking down the street enamored by the picket fence and the bus

enamored by the picket fence and the bus

enamored by the picket fence and the bus with this wide open mind that the poet’s

with this wide open mind that the poet’s

with this wide open mind that the poet’s used to talk about we have narrowed our

used to talk about we have narrowed our

used to talk about we have narrowed our views we’re less enthralled by novelty

views we’re less enthralled by novelty

views we’re less enthralled by novelty in fact our brains tend to keep us on

in fact our brains tend to keep us on

in fact our brains tend to keep us on the narrow in the box thinking and we

the narrow in the box thinking and we

the narrow in the box thinking and we can already see the decline in the

can already see the decline in the

can already see the decline in the ability to learn like that at seven

there are many ways that we’ve tried to

there are many ways that we’ve tried to understand what it means to be human you

understand what it means to be human you

understand what it means to be human you can study cave art you can look at the

can study cave art you can look at the

can study cave art you can look at the heavens and I think one of the best ways

heavens and I think one of the best ways

heavens and I think one of the best ways is to look at a baby and understand how

is to look at a baby and understand how

is to look at a baby and understand how that baby comes together we all

that baby comes together we all

that baby comes together we all developed we all had a childhood and it

developed we all had a childhood and it

developed we all had a childhood and it indelibly affected who we are today

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