Parenting, culture and the social unconscious

Parenting, culture and the social unconscious

According to Sue Gerhardt, brains are shaped by experience and the quality of care we receive as babies affects our neurobiology. Early brain development is very rapid and sets up neural pathways and biochemical systems that we will continue to use throughout the...
John Bowlby and attachment

John Bowlby and attachment

John Bowlby was very influenced by the experimental work of Konrad Lorenz on ‘imprinting’ in geese. He believed that, like Lorenz’s geese, humans also imprint a carer soon after birth. It had previously been thought that a baby will form a bond or...