https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/tags/attachment-dysregulation/Recent content in Attachment Dysregulation on MindLAB Neuroscience — Draft ReviewHugo -- 0.156.0en-us2026 Dr. Sydney Ceruto — MindLAB NeuroscienceSat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/trauma-bonding-neuroscience/Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/posts/trauma-bonding-neuroscience/<h1 id="trauma-bonding-after-infidelity-the-neuroscience-of-why-you-cant-leave">Trauma Bonding After Infidelity: The Neuroscience of Why You Can&rsquo;t Leave</h1> <p><img alt="Trauma bonding neuroscience after infidelity — dopamine, opioid, cortisol, and norepinephrine circuits rendered as luminous neural architecture. Dr. Sydney Ceruto, MindLAB Neuroscience." loading="lazy" src="https://mindlab-blog-drafts.pages.dev/images/posts/trauma-bonding-neuroscience-hero.webp"></p> <p>Trauma bonding is neurological dependence. When infidelity creates an <em>intermittent reinforcement schedule</em> of breach and reconciliation, the brain&rsquo;s dopamine prediction-error system floods the nucleus accumbens with signals stronger than predictable reward produces. Cortisol-oxytocin cycling mimics opioid withdrawal-relief, and the circuit holds you in place.</p>