[00:01] >> is better than yours. At birth, a newborn's brain has roughly 100 billion neurons, 15% more than an adult's. Soon, [music] synapses start forming at a rate of around 100 million per second as new experiences trigger chemical signals and
[00:17] build new connections. Having a brain that's still wiring itself makes babies [music] better linguists than adults. They can distinguish sounds from any language on Earth and could pick up any of them before they turn one. They're
[00:29] also super perceptive. Unlike most adults, babies can tell individual monkey faces apart, just like they can with humans. And at the same time, they're learning to move. Wrestling with gravity is as much a mental challenge as
[00:41] it is a physical one, like trying to surf while doubling your size and quadrupling your weight. When it comes to this pace of learning, adults just can't [music] compete. With all those synapses, babies don't need to be so
[00:53] >> [music] >> But as we grow, our brains have to use these new connections or lose them. Frequently used synapses get stronger destruction. But this doesn't [music] make you dumber. Specialization gives
[01:07] you the power of speech, memories that stick, and a brain that's truly your stick, and a brain that's truly your own.