“This book records the inspiring work of a psychoanalyst and therapist intrigued with Freud's theory of the feelings that move the 'unconscious' mind. Allan Schore reviews 30 years of discoveries in psychology and neuroscience to support appreciation of the creativity of emotional engagements mediated between right hemispheres in intimate attachments through all stages of life.”
- Colwyn Trevarthen, PhD, FRSE, Professor (Emeritus) of Child Psychology and Psychobiology, School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, The University of Edinburgh
“In The Development of the Unconscious Mind we join Allan Schore on his intellectual journey as he weaves a scholarly narrative integrating neuroscience into his theoretical model of attachment. At the foundational base of his scholarship is the insightful assumption that modern attachment theory is functionally a theory of self-regulation with a neurobiological substrate. By citing studies across several disciplines, he brilliantly builds a compelling argument for a neurobiological base for his theoretical conceptualizations and applies these conceptualizations to several relevant clinical and developmental questions related to vulnerability, trauma, sex differences, intimacy, and autism.”
- Stephen W. Porges, PhD, Distinguished University Scientist, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, author of The Polyvagal Theory
“Prepare the left side of your brain to be gobsmacked by Schore’s argument for the centrality of the right side of your brain in the development not only of the self, but in loving relationships as well, and the psychopathology of both. Schore is exceptional among most contemporary theorists in simultaneously speaking to the structural organization of the brain and how it functions over the course of early and lifelong development. Through it all Schore never loses sight of the actual messy moment-by-moment reparatory process of social interactions that sculpts individuals’ becoming who they are.”
- Ed Tronick, University Distinguished Professor, University of Massachusetts, author of The neurobehavior and social emotional development of infants and young children
“Allan has continued to push beyond the limits of conventional wisdom, unconstrained by conventional expectations. To redefine basic assumptions in mental health is an act of courage and daring. His quest and passion, to consistently and persistently address the vast advances in the basic neurosciences, while at the same time to be deeply engaging, updating, and infusing his new insights into our ever-changing cultural and social upheavals, in order to inform our current psychotherapy, is one hallmark of his paradigm change…I find that his authentic and original contributions, a pioneer clinician–scientist, has contributed to refine and reshape our understanding of the mechanisms underpinning psychopathology and thus my clinical practice of developmentally informed psychotherapy.”
- Attachment Journal
