Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

allcommiesarebitches t1_ivd1lg9 wrote

Reply to comment by herbw in TIL that most non-human primate infants actively use their hands to help themselves out of the birth canal. Human infants do not, but their grip strength is much higher during the hours immediately after they are born. by afeeney

So that's what those soft spots that are fun to push in on babies' heads are!

Like human bubble wrap

13

herbw t1_ivds1v8 wrote

No, those are open spaces between the bones, called fontanelles. and they close over as the babe grows.

That is a serious defect in babies' anatomies. they can be very easily killed or seriously injured because the brain is not there covered and protected by bone.

12

allcommiesarebitches t1_ivdw8yk wrote

I thought it was just soothing them to sleep. So that's why those guys chased me out of the maternity ward! I thought they were jealous of my fathering.

^in ^all ^seriousness ^that ^is ^interesting ^ty ^for ^the ^info

5

kubat313 t1_iveexfg wrote

So theoritcally you coule put something in there and when it grows over it would be in your brain like a chip.

0

herbw t1_ivfwzgx wrote

sorry, the events of biology and medicine doesn't work that way. There may be scarring , and if on cortex cause seizures, and create permanent disabilities, but it's not necessarily lethal at once.

1

EmulatingHeaven t1_ivda5qj wrote

It’s also why they come out all cone headed after vaginal delivery

6