“The Applications of interpersonal neurobiology are based on the neuroplasticity finding that how we focus our attention directly shapes the activity and the structure of the brain. This focus of attention can be within our internal world and in our relationships with one another. Because of this now-established fact that the brain changes in response to our focus of attention, we can realize that mind, brain and

relationships are pro-profoundly interwoven with each other. Recurring patterns can alter the way we connect with each other, how we experience our subjective inner lives, and even how we come to shape the architecture of our own brains. This perspective fuels the interpersonal neurobiology view of interventions in schools and in psychotherapy. We are in a position to empower individuals to take charge of their lives and learn the skills that can help them begin to change the neural proclivities that, without awareness, could remain on automatic pilot and leave an individual passive. We can embrace the now-proven truth that how we focus our attention can transform the brain's structure. The key is to inspire people to rewrite their brains toward integration and therefore health and resilience.”

~ Daniel J. Siegal, Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: An Integrative Handbook of the Mind

(W.W. Norton 2012)

http://www.drdansiegel.com/books/pocket_guide_to_interpersonal_neurobiology/