No. 0029
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The brain does not start blank, it starts full and gets smarter by pruning
Why it matters
Early hippocampal networks are born dense and seemingly random rather than empty, and the brain improves by selectively shedding connections. The memory centre gets smarter by knowing what to forget. A good metaphor for any portfolio: great systems are shaped by what they prune, not by what they accumulate.
The source
ScienceDaily
The brain does not start blank, it starts full and gets smarter by pruning
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