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Yes. Mostly it's, I mean, not just babies. There are, you know, different windows depending on what you're trying to learn at the time. So, you know, vision, the critical period peaks around three or four years old. By five or six, it's closed. Language stays open probably six, seven, eight, and then it's closed.

Motor learning is a little bit longer because you're still learning a lot of motor things pretty far along.

Motor learning is a little bit longer because you're still learning a lot of motor things pretty far along.

Motor learning is a little bit longer because you're still learning a lot of motor things pretty far along.

Yeah. Well, I mean, I definitely when I've talked about this with some people, they get a little offended because they're like, what do you mean? I'm open minded. I'm open minded and I'm 40. And it's like, yeah, you're open minded, but you're not a sponge the way that a child is a sponge. Right. Like if you've ever watched a kid try and get out the door on a snow day, it's brutal, you know, like.

Yeah. Well, I mean, I definitely when I've talked about this with some people, they get a little offended because they're like, what do you mean? I'm open minded. I'm open minded and I'm 40. And it's like, yeah, you're open minded, but you're not a sponge the way that a child is a sponge. Right. Like if you've ever watched a kid try and get out the door on a snow day, it's brutal, you know, like.

Yeah. Well, I mean, I definitely when I've talked about this with some people, they get a little offended because they're like, what do you mean? I'm open minded. I'm open minded and I'm 40. And it's like, yeah, you're open minded, but you're not a sponge the way that a child is a sponge. Right. Like if you've ever watched a kid try and get out the door on a snow day, it's brutal, you know, like.

They are noticing everything. It's like shoes, wet shoes. Look at this dust bunny. You know, every single leaf is like a magical kingdom full of possibility. And they're just noticing it all. And so, you know, they need to close because it's not it's not very adaptive to to be always in that open, vulnerable state forever.

They are noticing everything. It's like shoes, wet shoes. Look at this dust bunny. You know, every single leaf is like a magical kingdom full of possibility. And they're just noticing it all. And so, you know, they need to close because it's not it's not very adaptive to to be always in that open, vulnerable state forever.

They are noticing everything. It's like shoes, wet shoes. Look at this dust bunny. You know, every single leaf is like a magical kingdom full of possibility. And they're just noticing it all. And so, you know, they need to close because it's not it's not very adaptive to to be always in that open, vulnerable state forever.

And if you're trying to make your way through a saber tooth tiger infested area, it's probably better to be, you know, a habit based, efficient, you know. And you're like, oh, look at the flower. Oh, look at the butterfly. I love your tooth. It's awesome. But yeah.

And if you're trying to make your way through a saber tooth tiger infested area, it's probably better to be, you know, a habit based, efficient, you know. And you're like, oh, look at the flower. Oh, look at the butterfly. I love your tooth. It's awesome. But yeah.

And if you're trying to make your way through a saber tooth tiger infested area, it's probably better to be, you know, a habit based, efficient, you know. And you're like, oh, look at the flower. Oh, look at the butterfly. I love your tooth. It's awesome. But yeah.

The ability to reopen critical periods has been something that neuroscience has been looking for for almost 100 years because we realized that, you know, the reason that we're so bad at curing diseases of the brain is because by the time we get around to fixing the underlying problem, the relevant critical periods have all closed.

The ability to reopen critical periods has been something that neuroscience has been looking for for almost 100 years because we realized that, you know, the reason that we're so bad at curing diseases of the brain is because by the time we get around to fixing the underlying problem, the relevant critical periods have all closed.

The ability to reopen critical periods has been something that neuroscience has been looking for for almost 100 years because we realized that, you know, the reason that we're so bad at curing diseases of the brain is because by the time we get around to fixing the underlying problem, the relevant critical periods have all closed.

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My postdoc, who had studied very early brain development, was really interested in studying how social behavior changes over time. And he was like, what if critical periods is the basis of this change in peer pressure behavior in juveniles versus adults? And at first I was like, that's kind of a boring project. And he was like, no, no, I really want to do this development thing.