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A professor of psychology at the University of South Florida, has worked closely with KidsAndCars.org. He focuses on cognitive neuroscience, including the neurobiology of “Forgotten Baby Syndrome.”
He has a theory on how caring, competent parents can forget their children in the car.
Research Shows That Anyone Could Forget Kids in Hot Cars
If parents think they would never forget their child in a hot car, they should think again. It can happen to anyone.
In 2019, 52 children died in hot cars, according to NoHeatStroke.org.
Hot Car Deaths: Scientists Detail Why Parents Forget Their Children
…several competing factors in the brain come into play. The first component is the basal ganglia, the brain center, which operates on a subconscious level. Diamond said it’s this part of the brain that stores the ability to ride a bicycle and allows people to “go on autopilot.”