Babies & Magic: They Know More Than You ThinkInfants grasp physics long before they can even clap.

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Your baby might be smarter than you realize. Groundbreaking studies reveal that infants as young as 3.5 months understand that objects continue to exist even when hidden. This overturns long-held beliefs that tied this cognitive leap to motor skills. It turns out, babies' brains are already wired to understand basic physics, recognizing an impossible event—like a solid object passing through another—as a 'trick' long before they can talk or even clap.