The First Circuit: Safety vs. Terror in the Infant Brain - Deepstash

The First Circuit: Safety vs. Terror in the Infant Brain

  • The moment a newborn exits the womb, the first circuit of the nervous system boots up like a prehistoric operating system written in two commands: yes and no. Safe or unsafe, the entire existential logic of that tiny organism is wired around these signals.
  • Is there warmth? Is there milk? Is the environment calm or chaotic? This first switch, once flipped, sets the emotional tone for a lifetime. 

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What if your entire personality was just software—written by parents, schools, ads, trauma, and culture? 🤔 This is pt. 1 of the series.

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