Allan N. Schore's article "Early Emotional Attachment, the Development of the Right Brain, and the Relational Origins of the Unconscious Mind" explores the profound impact of early emotional attachment on the development of the right hemisphere of the brain and the formation of the unconscious mind. Schore integrates findings from developmental psychology, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis to argue that the unconscious mind begins developing in infancy through nonverbal, right-brain-to-right-brain interactions between the infant and the mother. These early interactions shape the individual's capacity for emotional regulation and influence the development of the self. The article emphasizes the importance of the right hemisphere in processing emotional and social information and its role in the unconscious communication between mother and infant. Schore suggests that understanding these early processes can offer deeper insights into human development and psychoanalytic practice.

  • Understand the role of early emotional attachment in the development of the right hemisphere of the brain.

  • Explore the integration of developmental psychology, neuroscience, and psychoanalysis in studying the unconscious mind.

  • Identify the nonverbal, right-brain-to-right-brain interactions between infants and their mothers and their impact on emotional development.

  • Analyze the significance of the right hemisphere in processing emotional and social information.

  • Examine the influence of early attachment experiences on the development of the self and emotional regulation.

  • Recognize the clinical implications of understanding the relational origins of the unconscious mind in psychoanalytic practice.

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    1. Early Emotional Attachment, the Development of the Right Brain, and the Relational Origins of the, Unconscious Mind

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