Unborn Baby’s Mental Map

I recently read an article that I found interesting about babies in the womb creating a mental map of their body. Christopher Wanjek from Live Science submitted the article, giving more information.

It is indeed exciting the first time your baby begins to move within the womb. Now it is thought the baby is not just moving or kicking, but with each movement he/she may be mapping out the brain and building an information superhighway.

These fetal movements enable a baby to construct a basic brain network that can help it to understand what part of the body is moving and …read more