BIOMECHANICS OF HUMAN COMMUNICATION: Neurophysiology, Regulation, and Systems Thinking

The purpose of this book is to create a neurophysiology-based framework for assessing and improving mental health. It introduces measurable and neurobiologically-informed concepts and language to help professionals and organizations decrease stigma related to mental health and increase awareness of a new paradigm. This new, emerging paradigm moves away from previous language related to mental and psychological health, and moves towards language that focuses on promoting systems resilience and neurological adaptability through measurable neurophysiological mechanisms. It explores human communication patterns through the lens of neurophysiology, systems thinking, the Neurovisceral Integration Model, and attachment frameworks. This book will give people who are in helping professions - coaches, therapists, teachers, first responders - and leaders of all sorts - a new map and vocabulary for understanding mental health in terms of nervous system mechanisms for detecting and creating safety.FEATURESProvides examples of brain maps (quantitative EEGs) related to issues with Signal FlowFeatures illustrations of biomechanical principles of nervous system mechanisms for signal transmission and detectionA map for using neurophysiology-based language to describe current concepts in psychology, therapy, and mental health.TABLE OF CONTENTS1: Systems, Feedback, and Experience-Dependence. 2: Signal Distortion. 3: Communication as a Form of Feedback Responsiveness, Biobehavioral Attunement, and Attachment. 4: Communication as a Behavioral Transmitter and Energy Optimizer. 5: The Mechanics of Communication Signals. 6: Communication and The Voice-Heart Connection. 7: Social Communication. 8: The Role of Maturity, Executive Functioning, and Social Understanding in Communication. 9: Systems Resilience. IndexABOUT THE AUTHORStefanie Faye Molicki is a neuroscience specialist, neurotechnology facilitator and mental health educator focused on improving life outcomes, psychological resilience and performance for diverse populations through transdisciplinary research, content creation, and collaboration. Read more