Mind-Bending Truths of Human Existence

"You think you know your own life story, but your brain is lying to you. From the moment

you're born, knowing your mother's voice, to the final moments where your atoms

prepare to scatter, the human experience is stranger than fiction. These are the 30

most mind-bending biological and psychological truths about your journey from start to finish."

You are born already knowing your mother’s voice. This is striking evidence of prenatal

learning. The fetus's auditory system is fully functional by the third trimester.

The mother's voice, transmitted through her body tissues and bones, is the clearest

sound the fetus hears. After birth, newborns show a distinct preference