Andrew Huberman· PhD
We have brain circuits from back to front and within our body that are there for play and they don't disappear. They do not get pruned away as we go from development to adulthood.
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We have brain circuits from back to front and within our body that are there for play and they don't disappear. They do not get pruned away as we go from development to adulthood.
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It's a extremely efficient. And were the circuits for play not to be important in adulthood. They would've been pruned away, but I guarantee you, they are there in your brain and nervous system now, they will be there tomorrow and they will be there going forward.