“A much welcome, if not over-due, translation of neurophenomenological principles―which have previously remained limited to philosophical discourse―to some of the central concerns of psychologists. Exploring how the mind is embodied in emotion, learning, and self-reflection, this volume is a fitting tribute to the pioneering work of Taylor and Varela.” (Larry Davidson, Ph.D., Professor of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT)
“This volume accomplishes the elegant and timely synthesis of phenomenology, transpersonal and humanistic-somatic psychologies as they apply to contemporary neuroscience. Both beginners and more advanced scholars will benefit greatly from studying the applications of neurophenomenology to psychology in this book.” (Aaron L. Mishara, Ph.D, Psy.D., Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, Sofia University, Palo Alto, CA)
“A heady mix of articles that elucidates the ‘hard problem’ of mind/brain interrelations and travels some distance in closing the circle of psychology on neuroscience. It is true: William James over a century ago was 150 years ahead of his time.” (Edward Mendelowitz, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor School of Psychology and Interdisciplinary Inquiry, Saybrook University, San Francisco, CA)
“Dr. Gordon’s psychoneurointracrine model is eclectic and interdisciplinary. It reveals the mind-brain interface, the growth-oriented dimension of the person, and the myth-making dimension of human experience. My colleagues and I were aware of this process when we wrote about “personal myths” or existential life beliefs, stressing their roots in an individual’s biochemistry. Her model has considerable explanatory value, providing a way to bridge the explanatory gap between the mind and the brain, how the mind develops not only meaning, but one’s sense of well-being, and – ultimately – how the notion of “self” emerges from this complexsystem.” (Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Integrative Inquiry, Saybrook University, San Francisco, CA)
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Praise for Neurophenomenology and Its Applications to Psychology:
“Forward edge of contemporary efforts to integrate natural and human science approaches to consciousness. All chapters are evenly and clearly written.”
Constance T. Fischer, Ph.D., ABPP, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA
“A much welcome, if not over-due, translation of neurophenomenological principles―which have previously remained limited to philosophical discourse―to some of the central concerns of psychologists.”
Larry Davidson, Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT
“A heady mix of articles that elucidates the ‘hard problem’ of mind/brain interrelations and travels some distance in closing the circle of psychology on neuroscience.”
Edward Mendelowitz, Ph.D., Saybrook University, San Francisco, CA
“This volume accomplishes the elegant and timely synthesis of phenomenology, transpersonal and humanistic-somatic psychologies as they applyto contemporary neuroscience. Beginners and advanced scholars will benefit greatly.”
Aaron L. Mishara, Ph.D., Psy.D., Sofia University, Palo Alto, CA
The nature of consciousness and the self, the mind’s role in informing the brain, the experience of personal growth: all are ideas mainly associated with philosophy rather than hard science. In response, Neurophenomenology and Its Applications to Psychology 2013th Edition translates integrative concepts in neurophenomenology into terms that are clearest and most useful to students and practitioners across psychological disciplines. Removing conceptual barriers that have traditionally kept cognitive and emotional phenomena relegated to separate areas of the brain, these groundbreaking models present existential-phenomenological and humanistic-transpersonal perspectives in neuroscience context for real-world usefulness. The book demonstrates the potential of the field to transform psychology at both experimental and practical levels as it:
- Synthesizes neurobiological, cognitive, and experiential approaches into a neurophenomenology of emotion.
- Applies neurophenomenology to the processes of thinking and learning.
- Analyzes cognitive changes during meditation and their implications for psychology.
- Revisits William James’ “The Brain and the Mind.”
- Introduces the embodied self, a psychoneurointracrinological link between mind/brain.
Neurophenomenology and Its Applications to Psychology 2013th Edition encourages dialogue among humanistic psychologists, phenomenologists, philosophers, cognitive neuroscientists, and graduate and postgraduate students in these fields to take further steps toward a fully human psychology.
About the Author
Susan Gordon, Ph.D., Core Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychology, National University, La Jolla, CA Research Director, Southbury Clinic for Traditional Medicines, Southbury, CT, invited Postdoctoral Fellowships: L’Institut des Systèmes Complexes Paris Île-de-France (ISC-PIF); Centrede Recherche en Epistémologie Appliquée (CREA) (École Polytechnique), Research Affiliate, Harvard College Library and Bibliothèque François Mitterrand.
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