The Brain with David Eagleman

Episode 2 | Inside a Child's Brain

A typical 2-year-old is building 2 million new connections every second, but after the age of two this growth is halted, and a process of pruning begins. The process of becoming someone is about pruning back the brain’s connections.

Episode 2 | Inside a Child's Brain

1m 59s

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