The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It's not a blank slate, but it isn't written in stone, either. (Alison Gopnik)

The brain is highly structured, but it is also extremely flexible. It's not a blank slate, but it isn't written in stone, either.

Alison Gopnik

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