can you trick the brain into thinking we don’t need to grow?

Question: can you trick the brain into thinking we don't need to grow?
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  brain,
  trick
Asked by lozza to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara on 20 Nov 2015.
- Richard Unwin answered on 20 Nov 2015:
  
  Hi Lozza,
  
  Great question but no – growing is not controlled by a (conscious) part of the brain – you can’t tell yourself to not grow and more than you can tell yourself to not digest that Mars bar you’ve just eaten, or to not breathe.

Question: can you trick the brain into thinking we don't need to grow?