Matt Grimaldi wrote:

> > Brain development continues on through at least the
> > first few years of childhood.  New neurons are being
> > grown and/or new connections are being made (It's been
> > amazing watching this happen with Megan over the last
> > year) well after birth. 


Bob Zimmerman wrote:

> Actually not many new neurons are added to the brain
> after the second trimester ...(snip)... What does form
> is new connections within the brain. 

I wasn't sure if it was that new connections were being
formed or connections and neurons.  Thanks for correcting
that.

Hmm...growing new neurons could lead to some very interesting
therapies indeed.  Besides re-growing damaged parts of the
brain we could find ourselves looking at enhancements...

-- Matt

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