LV BIOLOGY X Lv is wired in the brain; we survive by staying connected

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BGT TAGLINE – Limbic Regulation and the Open-Loop Body:

• Baby mammals’ vital rhythms collapse without a caregiver; maternal presence fine-tunes heart rate, growth, sleep, and immune function.

• Hofer’s experiments: maternal warmth, scent, touch, and feeding each regulate distinct physiologic channels; partial substitutes only partially restore function.

• Humans retain open-loop physiology: many systems depend on limbic regulation from others, not just self-monitoring.

• Early experience teaches partial self-regulation, but adults remain socially dependent—stability arises from mutual regulation in relationships.

• Disruption (maternal absence, erratic caregivers) produces despair, physiologic chaos, and lifelong vulnerability.

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BGT TAGLINE – Limbic Love, Loss, and Memory:

• Attachment’s Enduring Impact: Early nurturance protects adults from emotional destabilization; neglect creates lifelong vulnerability to loss.

• Opiates and Emotional Pain: Limbic system opiates soothe the agony of separation; human contact and warm relationships naturally release them.

• Oxytocin and Bonding: In prairie voles and humans, oxytocin forges social bonds, guides maternal care, and underlies romantic and parental attachment.

• Cross-Species Attachment: Humans and animals can form mutual limbic regulation bonds, improving well-being and survival.

• Memory’s Role in Love: Memory is mutable, distributed, and essential to identity; explicit (hippocampal) and implicit (limbic) systems encode and shape emotional experiences.

• Misconceptions and Consequences: Freud’s repression model misrepresents memory; emotional memory persists, shaping desire, attachment, and the experience of love.

• Open-Loop Social Physiology: Stability depends on relational regulation—without external support, even adults are vulnerable to emotional chaos.

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