Date: September 21, 2012
Location: Holiday Inn & Conference Center, Dedham, MA
Reclaiming Your Connected Brain: Using Your Brain to Build Better Relationships
Presenters: Amy Banks, M.D. and Mary Vicario, LPCC
Date: September 21, 2012
Location: Holiday Inn & Conference Center, Dedham, MA
Reclaiming Your Connected Brain is an innovative new program designed to help people put relational neuroscience into practical action. This day-long conference will introduce attendees to up-to-date concepts in relational neuroscience and will provide specific strategies to translate this knowledge into action designed to strengthen neural pathways for connection.
Objective - Participants will be able to:
Describe the role of the smart vagus nerve, SPOT theory, mirror neurons and the dopamine reward system play in human connection;
Map their relational web to see what relationships are shaping their pathways for connection;
Describe 3 strategies or techniques aimed to strengthen the neural pathways necessary for mutually enhancingrelationships; and
Describe the reciprocal relationship between culture and neurobiology.
