The Social
Brain in Human Relationships: Insights from Interpersonal
Neurobiology
Daniel
Siegel, Ph.D.
How does one mind
connect to another? What shapes the ways in which our internal sense
of well-being is shaped by the communications we receive within
intimate and group relationships? This presentation will offer an
overview the social brain and human relationships from the exciting
new findings from a wide range of sciences that form the
foundation for the emerging interdisciplinary approach of
interpersonal neurobiology. This view offers a conceptual foundation
and practical application of understanding the central role of mind
sight, the capacity for empathy and insight, within interactive
processes. Findings explored will include the profound implications
of attachment research, studies of the mirror neuron system, the
role of mindfulness in transforming mental processes, and the ways
in which the brain changes in response to experience across the
lifespan.
Dr. Siegel is currently an Associate Clinical
Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he is
on the faculty of the Center of Culture, Brain, and Development. He
is also the Director of the Center for Human Development. He is the
recipient of the psychiatry department’s teaching award
Experience (1999). His book with Mary Hartzell, M.Ed.,
Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper
Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive
(2003) explores the application of this newly emerging view of the
mind, the brain, and human relationships and several honorary
fellowships. Dr. Siegel is the author of numerous articles,
chapters, and the internationally acclaimed text,
The
Developing Mind: Toward a Neurobiology of
Interpersonal.
