The Science of Why Mediation Works
Choosing to mediate is choosing to consciously encourage neuroplasticity with respect to conflict. When successful, the results are new neural pathways and the accompanying space for a shared narrative. Shared narratives of a conflict tend to provide fertile ground for workable and mutually satisfactory solutions.
FURTHER READING AND SOURCES
1. This infographic draws its ideas directly from the research and public engagement efforts of two renowned neuroscientists. These experts have dedicated their careers not only to advancing the field of neuroscience but also to making its principles understandable and practical for the everyday person. Discover more about their contributions and the resources they offer through their respective organizations.
References Siegel’s The Developing Mind, chapter 1, and Doidge’s The Brain’s Way of Healing, chapter 3.
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2. Read more https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_neurobiology
3. Paragraph paraphrases from this University of Maine cooperative Extension Publication: Bulletin #4356, Children and Brain Development: What We Know About How Children Learn. https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/4356e/
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4. Learn more about Donald Hebb, "the father of neuropsychology" who first posited this theory https://can-acn.org/donald-olding-hebb/
5. Check out Daniel Siegel's books for sale at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/Daniel-J.-Siegel/author/B00459LSPI?
Referencing Siegel’s The Developing Mind, Chapter 6.
6. Referencing The Developing Mind, Chapters 1 and 9. Read more about hippocampus and narrative memories
https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/hippocampus-brains-storyteller (article)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9373723/ (research paper)
https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~cdimarco/pdf/engl795w17/Mar2004.pdf (research paper)
7. Citing Doidge’s The Brain That Changes Itself, chapter 8. More on Alvaro Pascual-Leone
https://www.marcusinstituteforaging.org/who-we-are/profiles/alvaro-pascual-leone-md-phd
https://mbb.harvard.edu/people/alvaro-pascual-leone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvaro_Pascual-Leone.
9. Paraphrasing from Daniel Siegel's Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology. Purchase at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-Interpersonal-Neurobiology-Integrative/dp/039370713X.
10. Quoting from Neuroplasticity (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series) by Moheb Costandi. Purchase at Amazon here https://www.amazon.com/Neuroplasticity-MIT-Press-Essential-Knowledge-ebook/dp/B08BT1JJS2/r
11. Quoting and read more about neuroplasticity at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK557811/
12. Paraphrasing from Neuroplasticity (The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series) and Siegel's Pocket Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology