The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

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"This bestselling book put the field of interpersonal neurobiology on the map for many tens of thousands of readers. Daniel J. Siegel goes beyond the nature and nurture divisions that traditionally have constrained much of our thinking about development, exploring the role of interpersonal relationships in forging key connections in the brain. He presents a groundbreaking new way of thinking about the emergence of the human mind and the process by which each of us becomes a feeling, thinking, remembering individual. Illuminating how and why neurobiology matters, this book is essential reading for clinicians, educators, researchers, and students interested in promoting healthy development and resilience. New to This Edition Incorporates significant scientific and technical advances. Expanded discussions of cutting-edge topics, including neuroplasticity, epigenetics, mindfulness, and the neural correlates of consciousness. Epilogue on domains of integration--specific pathways to well-being and therapeutic change. Useful pedagogical features pull-outs, diagrams, and a glossary"--Provided by publisher.;Mind, brain, and relationships : the interpersonal neurobiology perspective -- Memory -- Attachment -- Emotion -- States of mind : cohesion, subjective experience, and complex systems -- Representations : modes of processing and the construction of reality -- Self-regulation -- Interpersonal connection -- Integration -- Epilogue: a framework for cultivating integration -- Glossary.