Sublime

At the core of interpersonal neurobiology is our proposal that mindsight permits us to direct the flow of energy and information toward integration. And integration—which we’ll be exploring in many of its real-world applications—is seen to be at the heart of well-being.

It enables us to become fully aware of what is happening—and to restrain

Mother is the axis around which the family and the child’s emotional life revolve.

As a species, we are fortunate that we have a large brain—we can use it to take in information and literally become our own parent, teacher, or therapist.

In this case, because Tina understood what was happening in her son’s brain, she saw that the most effective response was to connect with his right brain.

the connectedness we experience in our relationships impacts the way our brain develops and performs.

When parents are able to reliably respond to their child’s emotional and physical needs, that child is able to learn over time that what she feels can be communicated, and responded to.

They are states, not traits.

We come to know our own minds through our interactions with others. Our mirror neuron perceptions, and the resonance they create, act quickly and often outside of awareness.