Smoking during pregnancy linked to smaller visual cortex in two populations

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We tend to think of a fetus's brain as a construction site guided by a blueprint imprinted in the genes. But even before birth, other things are happening. The fetus moves, responds to muffled sounds, receives stimuli and, crucially, its own nervous system is already generating activity.

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