hardwired
adjective /ˌhɑːdˈwaɪəd/
/ˌhɑːrdˈwaɪərd/
- (specialist) (of computer functions) built into the permanent system and not provided by software
- (of a skill, quality or type of behaviour) present as part of who you are and the way your brain is made, not learned from experience
- Many aspects of morality appear to be hardwired in the brain.
- Anxiety is a hardwired response that everyone experiences.
- There is evidence that we are hardwired to be musical.