CONNECT WITH GRAND A special section for new and expecting grandparents Your grandbaby's amazing brain S cientists once believed that infants didn't have much happening mentally. All they were capable of doing was eating, sleeping, and other bodily functions. Most people assumed they were all reflex and no reason. But as testing methods have improved, a whole science around understanding a baby's brain has taken hold. It's fascinating 13 GRAND MAY JUNE 2016 for parents and grandparents who stare into those big eyes to try to imagine what their baby/grandbaby is thinking. For instance: * Do they recognize their own name when it's spoken? * Can they tell the difference between their parents' faces and those of strangers? * When they laugh, do they really think something is funny? Neuroscientists are definitely making progress in finding the answers, so read on to see what they now know.https://www.facebook.com/GRANDmagazine/ https://www.twitter.com/grandMmagazine https://www.pinterest.com/GRANDmagazine2/ https://plus.google.com/114746402480325356757