Infant Helplessness as the Engine of Human Sociality
TL;DR
New research argues that humans’ combination of advanced senses with delayed motor development creates an extended window of infant dependence, which drives social interaction, caregiver–infant bonding, and the emergence of morality, reframing helplessness as an adaptive feature that underpins human adaptability and cultural complexity.
Topics:healthscience#caregiver-infant-relationships#human-evolution#infant-development#morality#precocial-altricial#science
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