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Mammals dream about the world they are about to experience before they are born

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Re: Mammals dream about the world they are about to experience before they are born

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I'm sure there is brain activity that prepares the baby for birth, but calling it a "dream" is just clickbait

The researchers call it "dream-like" and it is, in the sense that, like a dream, the neurons are stimulated and activated as though sensory input was occurring despite there being no actual stimuli.

Re: Mammals dream about the world they are about to experience before they are born

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I always wondered how our brain is pre-wired to recognize 3D objects right after a birth, but this article is saying that eyes are giving fake image-like input to our brain so that it can perform "pre-training"? Does this imply that our brain is truly a blank slate if these initial seeds aren't given?
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