Adrenaline

I'm really curious whether any research has been done about how adrenaline can be related to human development.

This comes up for me as I'm hanging out with Osha this evening after a particularly scary fall out of the bathtub.  He's allright, I caught him as he landed but he flipped over and I imagine was rewarded with an incredible dose of adrenaline.

Now, he's being in the world, as I can perceive at least, in a different way than before.  He's more confident of his moves, he's trying more things and seems to move around just a little more at ease.  It's peculiar.  He's even talking in a different way... a different set of sounds.  It's all very subtle but evident.

I'm reminded of when sOMa fell off the bathroom counter as a babe.  After every fall (it happened three times) we noticed a significant jump in development, in the same kind of way I'm witnessing right now.  My initial explanation was that the organism, in its drive to procreation, felt threatened and thus needed to accelerate development in order to reach its goal.  But now i'm wondering if it's anything to do with the adrenaline?  Hmmmm.

Adrenaline is a neurotransmitter the body makes as part of its suvival toolkit.  It's a potent chemical wherun minute quantities have marked effects.  I think we all can relate to the rush of its effects on our bodies.  Anyone remember how it manifests in a 10month-old baby? 

I haven't done my research yet, do children even produce adrenaline?

Anyway, he's coming down now, and sOMa's done his bath and it's time for bed.  Just a little something this parent thinks about while parenting on a Thursday night.