herbw t1_ivds1v8 wrote on November 7, 2022 at 5:34 AM

Reply to comment by allcommiesarebitches 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

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.

allcommiesarebitches t1_ivdw8yk wrote on November 7, 2022 at 6:24 AM

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

kubat313 t1_iveexfg wrote on November 7, 2022 at 10:57 AM

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

herbw t1_ivfwzgx wrote on November 7, 2022 at 6:02 PM

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.