the infant’s amygdala (which is involved in emotional aspects of memory) lays down its neural networks before networks are formed for its close neighbor, the hippocampus, the better-known store place of memory. It is a rather endearing physiological nod to Sigmund Freud, John Bowlby, Mary Ainsworth, and all those early figures in the history of psychology who emphasized the profound importance of early emotions and attachment in a child’s life.
