Jonah Lehrer, author of "How We Decide" contributes this fascinating article to
Boston Globe's"Ideas" column on the newly acquired body of research about babies and how they perceive the world. Turns out the belief that "a newborn is just a lump of need, a bundle of reflexes that can only eat and cry" couldn't be more wrong. Babies and small children are much more aware of their surroundings than older children and adults, learning astonishing amounts of information in a very short time, because their brains are, compared to ours, hyperactive.
The article explains why children appear distracted to us big people, and suggests ways of accessing our own baby brain state as adults. It's still there if we just know how to look for it.
The article explains why children appear distracted to us big people, and suggests ways of accessing our own baby brain state as adults. It's still there if we just know how to look for it.