Ruth Feldman, PhD is the Simms-Mann Professor of Developmental Social Neuroscience at the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzlia in Tel Aviv. She holds a joint appointment at Yale Child Study Center. Dr. Feldman holds degrees in music composition, neuroscience, clinical psychology, and developmental psychology and psychopathology. Her conceptual model on biobehavioral synchrony systematically describes how a lived experience within close relationships builds brain, creates relationships, confers resilience, and promotes creativity. Her studies were the first to detail the role of oxytocin in the formation of human social bonds.
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About this Event
Internationally renowned scholar Dr. Ruth Feldman studies how lived experience within close relationships builds the brain, creates relationships, confers resilience, and promotes creativity. In this free public lecture, she will discuss several aspects of her conceptual model and research, including synchrony, the oxytocin system, the mother-infant bond and research on the paternal brain.
By the end of this lecture you’ll be able to:
- Understand how a parent’s brain develops during the transition to parenthood and why it is important
- Learn about the role of oxytocin in initiating the bond between parents and infants and how this bond develops to support resilience from infancy to adulthood
- Know about the specific disruptions to the neurobiology of affiliation and caregiving behavior that characterize depressed mothers and potential avenues for treatment
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