BRAIN SCIENCE    Assisting Therapy -- Audiovisual Resources

Resources (lo res - let me know of any problmes) in this section come from a variety of sources, foremost:

• Psychotherapy Networker -- [LINK]
• National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine -- [LINK]
• amongst others -- where used, sources will be cited

Everyday Ways to Protect Your Brain (NICABM)
          video MP4 (52Mb)    [LINK]       Citations (PDF)    [LINK]

How Love Rewires the Brain -- NICABM) (PDF)    [LINK]

The Brain in Two Places: Inside Your Head, Embedded in the World (NICABM)
Dan Siegel, MD, Psychiatrist

• Integration: The Key to Unlocking Healing
• Listen to Your Brain: Finding Positive Energy Everywhere in Life
• Interpersonal Neurobiology: Solving the Brain's Puzzle
• The Energized Brain: Healing Through Integration
• How Experience Changes the Structure of the Brain
• Why Trauma Overwhelms the Brain, and How to Respond

The Neurobiology of Willpower (It's Not What You Expect)    (NICABM)
Kelly McGonigal, PhD

• Why Willpower Isn't a Virtue
• Where Willpower Lives in the Brain
• Why the Brain Doesn't Always Act in Our Best Interest
• Reframing Willpower for Your Patients
• A Powerful Five Minute Willpower Workout
• How Meditation Builds Willpower
• Is Exercise a "Miracle Willpower Cure"?
• Why Promising Rewards Can Be Disastrous for Willpower
• What We Learned from Kids Eating Marshmallows
• TalkBack with Joan Borysenko, PhD, Ron Siegel, PsyD, - get practical ways to apply the ideas from the webinar

Unlocking the Enormous Potential of Neuroplasticity    [LINK]
Norman Doidge, MD sheds a little light on the different sides of neuroplasticity. (NICABM)

• How a World in Conflict Can Reduce Plasticity
• Learning Disabilities and Neuroplasticity: What You Need to Know
• Brain Exercises for "Socially Clumsy" Children
• Born with Half a Brain: The Remarkable Possibility of Neuroplasticity
• Beyond the Limits of the Brain: How Neuroplasticity Recovers Function
• TalkBack with Joan Borysenko, PhD, and Ron Siegel, PsyD - get practical ways to apply the ideas from the webinar

How Neurobiology Changed the Way We View Trauma Treatment (NICABM)
Pat Ogden, Ph.D.

• Why Practitioners Shouldn't Forget the Body When Looking at Brain Science
• How the Body Affects the Mind and Brain - and Why Practitioners Need to Keep All Three in Mind for Maximum Healing
• Why You Can't Just Use the Left Brain to Talk Your Way out of Trauma
• How Mindfulness Heals the Body and Brain When Treating Trauma
• TalkBack with Joan Borysenko, PhD, Ron Siegel, PsyD -- find out practical ways to use the ideas from the webinar

Of particular interest is the discussion of new drug treatments for those whose depression is less amenable to remediation by the currently available medications.

Difficulties were experienced in recording this webinar from the AAAS. However, what I provide here are:

• a video "recording" of the webinar,
• an audio recording of the presentation, and
• a separate file containing the slides discussed during the webinar

-- hence, don't worry if you have difficulties reading the slides while "watching" (or listening!). The webinar explores how translational neurobiology research is being conducted in the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health in disorders as diverse as depression (of particular interest to issues discussed on this site); age-related macular degeneration; and Gaucher’s disease. The panelists all conduct translational research across the full bench-to-bedside continuum, with the ultimate goal of developing novel paradigms for the treatment of a range of diseases and improving quality of life for patients.

• Why Ancestral Survival Skills Trip Us Up Today
• The Sensitive Amygdala: Why Positive Experience Is Critical for Tuning the Brain
• Making Change - From Individual Neurons to Whole Regions of the Brain
• From State to Trait: Turning Fleeting Experience into Lasting Change
• Why Ten Seconds Matters: Making Every Moment Count
• The Brain's Version of "Vitamin C": The Key Resources Your Client Needs
• Moving from Reactive Brain to Responsive Brain
• How to Target Key Resources: A Clinical Example

Interpersonal Neurobiology in the Consulting Room   (PN)
Daniel Siegel, M.D.

Enhance your effectiveness by applying neurobiological principles and learning how to:

• Recognize Patterns of Rigidity vs. Chaos in Psychological Functioning
• Choose Specific Interventions that Target Different Parts of the Brain
• Facilitate Integration Among Distinct Domains of Brain Function
• Apply Mindfulness Practices in Treatment
• Expand Your Use of Self by Increasing Your Own Neural Integration

The Myth of the Unisex Brain    (PsychNetworker)
Louann Brizendine, M.D.
Increase your ability to attune to both male and female clients by:

• Understanding Gender Differences in Life’s Earliest Stages
• Learning How Wiring to Become a Caretaker Shapes the Female Brain
• Discovering the Link Between the Reproductive Imperative and the Male Brain
• Exploring Adolescent Brain Development
• Learning About the Final Stages of the Adult Brain

• Learning to Build New Neural Structures
• Activating and Installing Resource States
• Changing Channels on the “Inner Juke Box”
• Developing Targeted Antidote Experiences
• Savoring and Internalizing Positive Experiences

Self-Directed Neuroplasticity:
Take Charge of the Caveman Brain for the 21st Century (NICABM)
Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist
MP3 recording of pre-conference workshop -- [LINK]

• How mindful attention turbo-charges the formation of neural circuits
• Self-compassion practices to transform yourself
• How to trick the brain's neural machinery into internalizing positive experiences
• How tapping into the parasympathetic system soothes reactivity
• Practical ways to stimulate and strengthen the neural substrates of gladness, love, and peace

Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age    (PsychNetworker)
Michael Gelb

Increase your sense of personal and clinical possibilities by learning how to:

• Apply the Principles of Neuroplasticity in Everyday Life
• Use Mind Mapping
• Improve Your Memory Skills
• Become a Better Lifelong Learner
• Enhance Your Level of Skill and Craft as a Therapist

The Brain that Changes Itself: Neuroplasticity in Clinical Practice   (PsychNetworker)
Norman Doidge, M.D.

Explore new and challenging perspectives on:

• The Limits of the Hardwired Brain
• How Thought Changes Matter
• The Plasticity Paradox
• The Brain as a Muscle
• The “Ski Slope” Model of Brain Change

Understanding Polyvagal Theory: Emotion, Attachment, and Self-Regulation    (PsychNetworker)
Stephen Porges, Ph.D.

Enhance your ability to create safety and work with traumatized clients by learning about:

• How the Social Engagement System Compliments the Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems
• Social Cueing: Responding to Flat Affect, Voice, and Muscle Tone
• The Therapeutic Power of Facial Expression, Eye Contact, Voice Modulation, and Listening
• Polyvagal Theory and Trauma Treatment
• Polyvagal Theory and the Power of Human Listening