Infant brains develop years faster than we thought
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 12:00
in Psychology & Sociology
A key element of infant brain development occurs years earlier than previously thought, research has shown. The way we perceive faces -- using the right hemisphere of the brain -- is unique and sets us apart from non-human primates. It was thought that this ability develops as we learn to read, but a new study shows that in babies as young as four months it is already highly evolved.