The preferential attachment process does not incorporate the taking away part.

However, maternal bonding can occur at any time, and the attachment process does not begin for a child until around seven months of age.

Reassurance created by familiar parental body odors may contribute significantly to the attachment process.

The best evidence for a long-term attachment process in mammals comes from studies of voles, a small mouselike rodent.

Important attachment processes begin in early infancy.

The contact made with caretakers determines a certain attachment process.

In the same way, they often modify the effects of attachment processes in the context of believers' perceived relationships with God.

An additional method for the removal of unwanted surface films, i.e. oxide, is applying ultrasound during attachment process.

In eclamptic women, something goes wrong in this attachment process - one study found the diameter of those arteries to be 60 percent smaller than normal.

"This is very suggestive of attachment processes taking place," Dr. Brown said.