MORE BRAIN NEWS
Turns out that many human brains start out in life...with some faulty wiring:

"Very early in life, neurons in the brain begin forming connections with one another. But it turns out that during normal development, a startling number can link up to the wrong cells and must be pushed back in the right direction, according to a new study on baby mice.  The finding, detailed Feb. 8 in the journal PLoS ONE, could shed light on brain disorders such as autism, according to one researcher. Mice are often used as a model for human biology, and the researchers think a similar phenomenon occurs in humans.... This line of inquiry could have implications for the study of certain neurological disorders. For instance, there is a hypothesis that autism arises from a failure to eliminate inappropriate connections, resulting in a "miswired" nervous system that cannot function properly, he said."

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