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The Science of The Art of Psychotherapy is the latest book from Allan Schore, an internationally renowned master clinician, scholar, researcher, writer, and educator whose three previous volumes have been important contributions to the burgeoning field of affective neuroscience. Schore's most recent book was published as part of The Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology, for which he is the Series Editor, and Daniel Siegel the Founding Editor. This well-known and highly respected Norton Series is specifically designed to provide, for the benefit of all, an integrative forum for the pioneering work of scientists from a broad range of interdependent academic disciplines—scientists who (1) cherish the dream of developing a broader and deeper understanding of the “brain/mind/body” connection and “the art” and “the science” of “human experience” and (2) share the goal of creating a common language and conceptual framework for the articulation of cutting-edge contributions to the continuously evolving field of interpersonal neuroscience.
Over the course of the years and by dint of his meticulous research efforts and giftedness as an integrative thinker, Schore has earned the well-deserved distinction of being at the forefront of the affective neuroscience movement. In this current volume, Schore assigns himself the somewhat daunting task of making explicit the interactive dynamics that transpire implicitly within a successful psychotherapy. By committing himself to exploring the (left brain) “science” behind the (right brain) “art” of the healing that takes place in an affectively attuned treatment, Schore is demonstrating his willingness to put his money where his mouth is.
And Schore does not disappoint. From beginning to end of this volume and in a profoundly satisfying and refreshingly accessible fashion, Schore manages to bring together the incisiveness and clarity of his analytical left brain with the creativity and synthetic ability of his intuitive right brain