He elucidates the neurological underpinnings and social processes that have made humans-with our peculiar questing for intersubjective engagement-so different emotionally from other apes. 'Siegel presents an up-to-the-minute third edition of a book that is already in wide use. Gottman, PhD, The Gottman Institute, Seattle, Washington Siegel is thorough and incredibly informative as he explains the child's developing social mind and brain.

'I can only describe this as a unique and astounding book about child development that every therapist must have in his or her library. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health and Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco Indispensable reading for anyone interested in how the mind emerges from the interface between brain and interpersonal experience.'-Alicia F. The third edition of this classic text incorporates new findings from thousands of recent studies, while retaining the fresh excitement of the field of interpersonal neurobiology that Siegel inaugurated 20 years ago. Siegel is masterful at synthesizing multidisciplinary knowledge to give us an understanding of the mind that is both scientifically rigorous and richly imbued with experiential meaning. 'Welcome to an intellectual feast that will also enrich your emotional life. *New or expanded discussions of behavioral epigenetics, the default mode network of the brain, social neuroscience, cultural and gender issues, theory of mind, the Wheel of Awareness contemplative practice, the science of consciousness, and more. *Chapter on the experience of belonging and the development of identity. *Revisits and refines the core hypotheses of interpersonal neurobiology. *Incorporates findings from a huge body of recent research over 1,000 citations added.

Professors praise the book’s utility in courses from developmental psychology and child development to neuroscience and counseling. And even when early experiences are not optimal, building deeper connections to other people and to one's own internal experience remains a powerful resource for growth. Siegel synthesizes cutting-edge research from multiple disciplines, revealing the ways in which neural processes are fundamentally shaped by interpersonal relationships throughout life. This highly influential work-now in a revised and expanded third edition incorporating major advances in the field-gives clinicians, educators, and students a new understanding of what the mind is, how it grows, and how to promote healthy development and resilience.

Brainstorm by Daniel J. Siegel MD