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Regina Sullivan1, Rosemarie Perry, Aliza Sloan
1The Emotional Brain Institute, The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine, 215 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Early life infant-caregiver attachment is a dynamic, bidirectional process that involving both the infant and caregiver. Infant attachment appears to have a dual function. First, it ensures the infant remains close to the caregiver in order to receive necessary care for survival. Second, the quality of attachment and its associated sensory stimuli organize the brain to define the infant's cognitive and emotional development. Here we present attachment within an historical view and highlight the importance of integrating human and animal research in understanding infant care.
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