| Contents |
The dynamic brain in a dynamic environment : an epigenetic understanding -- Genetics and embryology : the cradle of personality -- The brain : a complex and dynamic structure -- Windows of opportunity : the programmable hardwired system -- Resonance, synchronicity, and mirror neurons : the basic units of brain circuitry and affect attunement -- The basic body-sensing and affect-regulating brain : brainstem and cerebellum -- The brain of motor systems and emotions : the diencephalon and the limbic system -- The brain of complex emotions, mentalization, abstraction, and reason : the parietal lobes and the prefrontal cortex -- Neurotransmitters, peptides, and hormones : the messengers of the brain -- The affect-regulating system of the brain -- Girls, boys, men, and women : the impact of sex hormones and environment on differences between the sexes -- The lateralized brain : right and left hemisphere -- Memory and its impact on the formation of personality and mentalization -- The foundation of personality : self and consciousness. |
