We tend to believe that when we become adults, our behaviors and attitudes—the way we act in and interact with the outside world—will, or is supposed to, change just because of a chronological factor.
Unfortunately, there is a reason for the many times we feel frustrated by our own reactions or wish that the other person would act ‘like a grown-up’: The adult brain matures according to the foundation of the child’s brain. Specifically, early experiences remain embedded in neural networks and condition an adult’s personality.
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