Super Baby

Babies are born with some amazing powers that we lose with age...

Did you know babies can read lips? It’s one of those special powers we’re born with that wears off with age. Because they can’t understand language yet – they have a special ability to decipher some of what you’re saying by sight. They can even read your mind – sort of. They are so tuned in to your expressions that they notice subtle changes that adults wouldn’t. Six month old babies were able to distinguish pictures of two different chimps that looked alike – even upside down. The adults flunked that test.

Another cool baby superpower is – perfect rhythm. At just a few days old, newborns noticed if a drumbeat was off by just a split second. We have that steady heart beat in the womb to thank for that – but some of us lose that gift once we’re out for a while.

Source: Istvan Winkler, National Academy of Sciences