How childhood (and Pokémon) shape how we see the world | Kalanit Grill-Spector
About this episode
This episode explores how childhood experiences shape brain organization and influence adult perception.
Today's episode is all about how childhood literally shapes the brain. Our most important experiences – from learning to read, to the growing complexity of our social lives at school, and even the video games we play – leave physical traces in how our brains get organized that shape how we see the world as adults. But how does the brain actually know what parts of our lives are actually important enough to reorganize around? How do particular experiences get under the hood to leave their mark...
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