With its astute observations about the human brain and behaviour, JM Barrie’s classic tale pre-empted modern neuroscience by decades. Within Peter's whimsical adventures, Barrie was hiding some profound insights into the human mind, and in particular, the ways it develops over childhood.
Here, neuropsychologist Rosalind Ridley realised, was a tale that teaches us all how we learn to think.
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170201-what-peter-pan-teaches-us-about-memory-and-consciousness
