To be more exact I was just wondering that when a child is born does their brain have distinct differences in its neural network structures when compared to other newborns—assuming they grow up to be neurotypical people, so not accounting for any genetic predisposition to developing mental illness.
What I really want to know though is when the brain starts responding to its environment and begins evolving as a result of the input it receives from various senses, does it do so from basis that’s shared with all other newborns or is every person truly unique at birth.
Maternal stress, which the fetus can sense through hormones that cross the placental barrier, is also known to affect development before birth.