The Neuroscience of Human Relationships: Attachment and the Developing Social Brain

The Neuroscience of Human Relationships delves into the essential interconnection between our brains and relationships, exploring how we, as social beings, are shaped by our interactions with others.

In this updated edition, Dr. Louis Cozolino expands on the original edition’s discussion of interpersonal neurobiology, which highlights how the brain is not only shaped by experience but is intrinsically a social organ.

Using case examples from clinical experience and integrating research on attachment, empathy, compassion, and mindfulness, Cozolino illustrates the evolution of our understanding of how brains connect, learn, and heal.

This second edition builds on significant advances in social neuroscience, particularly the understanding of mirror neurons and their role in human relationships.

It shifts the focus from individual brain structures to functional neural systems, reflecting new discoveries about the overlap between neural activations when thinking about ourselves and others.

With 27 illustrations and cutting-edge research, this book provides a deeper understanding of how the brain’s architecture influences human connections and the role these connections play in our development.