Tbh i didn't read the article but the headline makes me think about synaptic pruning. When you're young your brain is actually a bit bigger than your adult bra

Tbh i didn't read the article but the headline makes me think about synaptic pruning. When you're young your brain is actually a bit bigger than your adult brain, but then you go through synaptic pruning. A lot of extra neurons die off and your brain in turn re-wires in a more complex way. I wonder if it's something similar to that. I see a lot of people jumping to "smaller brain=less smart" but that's not always true.