Prenatal

Dutch Hunger Winter

• "Hongerwinter" in Dutch
• Towards the end of World War II
• 2nd-3rd Trimester
  • Epigenetic effect

Infancy

Human

• Very undeveloped
  • Coordination, muscle, strength, and visual acuity aren't acquired until 18 months
  • Burgeoning of fore brain
  • Walking on two legs
  • Narrow Pelvis
• Born prematurely

Animals (Horse)

• Can run on the first day of life
• Development occurs in the safety of the womb

Explicit

• "Recall Memory"
  • Facts
  • Details
  • Specifics
• Hippocampus
  • 18 months

Implicit

• "Emotional Memory"
  • Engrained in the brain
• E.g. Adoption
  • Separation
  • Rejection
  • Emotional Upset

Memory

Touch

• Essential to human development
• Infants who are never picked up will actually die

• Societal tendency to not pick babies up
  • Fear of spoiling
  • Encourage them to sleep through the night
    • Contributes to abandonment (implicit memory)

Conclusion