Posted by Pfinstegg on March 9, 2004, at 22:08:13
In reply to Re: Hypersensitivity: The flaming amygdala strikes » devon00, posted by noa on March 9, 2004, at 21:22:27
That is such a great explanation. Noa. It ties in really well with a book I recently read by Allan Schore, called "Affect Regulation and Repair of the Self". In it, he says that psychotherapy tames down the flaming amygdala, and limbic system generally, by increasing the number of connections between those areas and the right orbital frontal cortex, so that we can, eventually, automatically dampen down those lightening-fast fear responses- the way well-nurtured babies automatically learn to do through their relationships with their mothers.
He thinks that mutual gaze is an important part of forming those new connections, and so has shifted his psychoanalytic practice from couch to chair!
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