Sublime

When I lost control over the crepes, I was being reactive rather than receptive. Had I remained open and reflective, I might have been able to make our interaction a time of learning for all of us. Instead I was carried away by the intensity of my emotions, my feelings overwhelmed my awareness, a subcortical storm disabled prefrontal integration, a

Durante los últimos cien años ha habido una desafortunada división entre los temas discutidos por la neuropsicología y la realidad viva de la mente. Esto alguna vez impulsó al neurólogo Oliver Sacks a escribir que “la neuropsicología es admirable, ¡pero deja fuera a la psique!” Felizmente, hoy esa situación ha cambiado.

Let me briefly map my meltdown against the nine prefrontal functions that I introduced in chapter 1. To summarize, they are 1) bodily regulation, 2) attuned communication, 3) emotional balance, 4) response flexibility, 5) fear modulation, 6) empathy, 7) insight, 8) moral awareness, and 9) intuition. These nine would top many researchers’ and therap

Children have a biological instinct to attach—they have no choice. Whether their parents or caregivers are loving and caring or distant, insensitive, rejecting, or abusive, children will develop a coping style based on their attempt to get at least some of their needs met.

Whole-Brain Strategy #11: Increase the Family Fun Factor: Making a Point to Enjoy Each Other

Whole-Brain Strategy #4: Use It or Lose It: Exercising the Upstairs Brain

Zuckerman’s 2013 book, Rewire.