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Attachment Styles and the Brain
34:07 - 41:52 (07:45)
People can move from securely attached to insecurely attached or avoidant types of attachment styles when they are with an incompatible partner, even if they grew up cultivating a secure attachment style. The different brain areas being active in different sequences and with different intensities can create the feeling of being in love, desire, or attachment, and can be modified in or out of relationships to establish secure attachment.
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Our attachment templates in romantic relationships are based on the templates we created as children for feeling safe and secure in novel environments, depending on the presence of our primary caregiver.
34:07 - 35:38 (01:30)
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Our attachment templates in romantic relationships are based on the templates we created as children for feeling safe and secure in novel environments, depending on the presence of our primary caregiver. Failing to understand this can affect our ability to form and maintain healthy romantic relationships.
ChapterAttachment Styles and the Brain
EpisodeThe Science of Love, Desire and Attachment
PodcastHuberman Lab
Attachment styles can change over time, even for those who were securely attached in childhood, due to being in a relationship with someone who has a less adaptive attachment style.
35:38 - 41:52 (06:14)
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Attachment styles can change over time, even for those who were securely attached in childhood, due to being in a relationship with someone who has a less adaptive attachment style. Different brain areas create the feeling of desire, love, and attachment, and it is crucial to protect secure attachment styles as they can also become anxious over time.