The neuroscience of human relationships : attachment and the developing social brain /
Louis Cozolino.
- x, 447 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology .
- Norton series on interpersonal neurobiology. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-428) and index.
Introduction : I-me-mine -- The social brain -- The evolving brain -- The developing brain -- The social brain : a thumbnail sketch -- Social and emotional laterality -- Experience-dependent plasticity -- Reflexes and instincts : jumpstarting attachment -- Addicted to love -- Implicit social memory -- Ways of attaching -- Linking gazes -- Reading faces -- Imitation and mirror neurons : monkey see, monkey do -- Resonance, attunement, and empathy -- Impact of early stress -- Interpersonal trauma -- Social phobia : when others trigger fear -- Borderline personality disorder : when attachment fails -- Psychopathy : the antisocial brain -- Autism : the asocial brain -- From neurons to narratives -- Healing relationships -- Social brain and group mind. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23.
"Scientific literature and clinical case examples are interwoven to present a thorough discussion of disorders of the social brain including autism, social phobia, and borderline personality, as various breakdowns of social functioning are explored. The book concludes with a section focused on how relationships, both personal and professional, can heal the brain."--BOOK JACKET.