On Wednesday 18 Aug 2010 1:45:26 pm Deepa Mohan wrote: > I have a question...why does this rewiring not work (it obviously doesn't) > when the father does not accept responsibility for the child? Does the > "re-wiring" only occur if the father is willing to acknowledge the child as > his?...which would mean that the re-wiring only happens if the father is > consciously willing to let it happen. >
You are probably right here. A cuckolded father, or the father of an adpoted child is likely to have those changes for that reason. On the other hand, a man who suspects that the child is not his may not secrete the right hormones and not develop the bond. shiv