*Although our genes bias the way we think, feel, believe, and behave, the systems responsible for much of what we do and how we do it are shaped by learning. What is more, “learning” (or “training”) is the product especially of interpersonal experiences, which directly shape the ongoing development of the brain’s structure and function. In short, from birth, we are in the process of becoming, and this “becoming” is encoded in our brains by means of synaptic activity as both nature and nurture yield the same effect – namely, sculpting the brain (and thus shaping the mind) in ways that form and reform the developing self. If the neurobiological systems that shape how we think, feel, believe, and behave are forever being sculpted in the context of our social experiences, then it follows that we can speak of personal (trans)formation only in relational terms. Our autobiographical selves are formed within a nest of relationships, a community.* - Joel B. Green
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 21:31:54 +0000
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