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A Quick and Simple Way to Think about the Brain [Infographic]

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Could having a map of the brain help you in your work with clients?

For example, just being able to show your clients what part of the brain controls emotion, or the nervous system, could open the door to helping them learn how to regulate these areas.

So we created an infographic based on the work of Paul D. MacLean, MD and Rick Hanson, PhD that you can share with your clients. (Please feel free to make a copy to give to them.)

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If you’d like to print a copy to share with your clients, just click here: Color or Print-friendly

(When you make copies to share, please be sure to include the copyright information. We put a lot of work into creating these resources for you. Thanks!)

For information on how to apply brain science to your work with clients who struggle with trauma, please click here. You’ll hear from 5 of the top experts in the world on treating the traumatized brain.

 

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148 Comments

  1. Mumin Sadiku, Psychotherapy, MK says

    Very interesting information for very important things for our brain contents,

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  2. Manoja Jacob, Psychology, IN says

    Thank you so much for sharing so many useful information. I assure you will be put it into good use for my clients. currently I m working with 3youngsters . Very practical and empirical. I have been struggling with some cases now I can confidently go forward reaching out to those suffering ones out there in my country!

    Reply
    • Mumin Sadiku, Psychotherapy, MK says

      Thank you for your deep informationa and very certian and serius content.With Cordialy Regards from dr.Mumin R.Sadiku.

      Reply
  3. Dana Palmquist, Counseling, Plano, TX, USA says

    Mental health is my second career; I was a teacher for 25 years. I am learning so much about the brain and trauma; I could have used this information while teaching. I don’t know if you’ll are in schools now; I am retired, but I think this information will be helpful to teachers and school counselors.

    I love this series and plan to purchase it soon.

    Reply
  4. Verena Titus, Psychotherapy, Tulsa, OK, USA says

    You all are so wonderfully generous to share all of the information that you do. It is very clear that your heart is truly devoted to helping people. I’m so thankful for what you do!

    Reply
  5. soobin choi, Other, PK says

    drake = naega byeonhae

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  6. Cesiah Banue, Counseling, Chicago , IL, USA says

    Thank you so much for this amazing tool!

    Reply
  7. Jamie Lindow, Nursing, Brattleboro , VT, USA says

    Efficient & Effective way to impart the essential information to patients.

    Reply
  8. Martha Perez-Quintanilla, Marriage/Family Therapy, San Jose, CA, USA says

    Hello

    I am wondering if this information is also available in Spanish?

    Reply
    • Anonymous, Coach, alabama , AL, USA says

      no

      Reply
  9. Anonymous, Nursing, Pawleys Island , SC, USA says

    Thank you for making this simply and appealing to remember!! Great job!

    Reply
  10. Anonymous, IE says

    Very Interesting and I love the detail which gives an insight into the brain capacity of the other species but also an evolutionary pathway.

    Reply
  11. Kristi Weber, Another Field, Hermosa, SD, USA says

    Thank you for this infographic! I teach MRI and CT imaging to imaging technologists and it will be very useful for illustrating a sort of ‘symptoms-based road map’ of brain injuries on images. -Stronger Links Medical Imaging Education

    I also host Healing in Nature accommodations and I think this will be interesting to our clients. – Rushmore Skies Retreat

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  12. nisim behar, Teacher, IL says

    This is the best expiation that i ever sow.

    Thank you.

    Reply
  13. Phyllis Heenan, Psychotherapy, Aptos, CA, USA says

    Thank you! This truly is a “quick and simple” way to explain to clients the various functions of the brain.

    Reply
  14. Mike Lloyd says

    Very interesting and worth looking into

    Reply
  15. Tiernan Campbell says

    Thank you for this infographic. I am working with the LGBTQ Home for Hope in Philadelphia, PA, a shelter and recovery house for the LGBTQ community. I facilitate recovery meetings and other related programming both in the Home for Home and in the William Way LGBTQ Community Center. Free is always the right price for us since we (the Home for Hope) exist solely through donations. I love how you have labeled the parts of the brain. It’s quite easy for a non-professional in the field to look at it and relate it to something they will deeply understand quickly and easily.

    Reply
  16. Anita says

    LOVE This! Thank you for sharing 🙂

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  17. Joan Courtney says

    Elegant and simple method to describe a complex situation! Thank you.

    Reply
  18. Joan Courtney says

    Thank you for providing this valuable information. Both my clients and I are very grateful.

    Reply
  19. Laura J Lofy says

    THanks for this!

    Reply
  20. Tricia Youngs, LMHC, MCAP says

    This is an excellent resource! Thanks

    Reply
  21. Barbara Caspy says

    This infograph looks very helpful for clients! Thanks so much!

    Reply
  22. David George says

    I work as a client within the client group- to provide ourselves with the best information, and the best strategies to improve our lives, through historic trauma. Our vision is to work in tandem with the clinical industry- to achieve the best outcomes. Thanks… you offer hope in what is a terrible and terrifying condition.

    Reply
  23. Imogen O'Connor says

    Thank you so much for generously sharing this useful schematic

    Reply
  24. Jim says

    With all the glowing comments, I find myself a little reluctant to post. Then I saw Eric Andrews comment about the inaccuracies and Erin Wolfe, Mary Ann, and Nancy looking for a more accurate graphic. I’ll simply point to the recently published book, “How Emotions Are Made” by Lisa Feldman Barrett. From page 81: “This illusory arrangement of layers which is sometimes called the ‘triune brain,’ remains one of the most successful misconceptions in human biology…Humans don’t have an animal brain gift-wrapped in cognition, as any expert in brain evolution knows.” Appendix D of the book has some graphics. Perhaps PESI could do something with Lisa Feldman Barrett to advance a much more scientifically rigorous approach to the mind-body connection???

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    • Karl says

      Hi Jim, et al.,
      I completely agree with you – can we stop perpetuating the myths of pseudo neuroscience? Not only this is inaccurate but also a very outdated information. I would too recommend Lisa Feldman Barrett’s book for reference on this topic.

      Reply
      • James Zuelow, Tucson, AZ, USA says

        Thanks for this information!

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        • Mike Matusky, Student, Everett, WA, USA says

          To the three above commenters: Perhaps there is significant utility in the inaccurate model specifically for those interested more in understanding their lives rather than clinical neuroscience. Under what circumstance(s) is it “misleading”?

          Reply
          • Anonymous says

            That was my thought as well! Great minds 😉

    • Diane Smith, Psychotherapy, Pennsylvania, PA, USA says

      Thank you ” Jim says” I am going to buy her, Lisa Feldman Barrett’s book. I would love a course on this too.

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  25. Sam says

    I am very thankful for this information. From the client’s view, I realize how much the sense of safety and seeking for peace has been a great importance for me, because I lack of this the most in my life. Being overprotected by my brother, who in fact, acted in an abusive way as he puts all his anger towards the younger. I trust him and accept him as he is but it is very naive – as I realize it now. His anger is more towards our father who has been aggressive and verbally abusive. I am not sure how to compensate for this lack of safety and hunger for peace. So far back I have not realize that this could come from another reason as well. But this info is surely enlightening. Thank you very much.

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  26. Tom Gilley says

    Super helpful, thank you.

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  27. maggie says

    Awesome!

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  28. Heather says

    Speaking as a client, I was looking up exactly this kind of information a few days ago. Maybe you would do one on the ANS? Thank you!

    Reply
  29. Selena Reames says

    great resource. thank you.

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  30. Jane Harris says

    Thank you once again, Ruth, for giving us another oh-so-helpful tool for use with our clients. And a nice summary of these I needed to review (or learn)!

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    • Jane Harris says

      **things

      Reply
  31. Andrew Woods says

    Thanks, as I was thinking how such a tool would be helpful.

    Reply
  32. eric says

    lovely! thanks. the English lit dude says: para 4 Is missing an if. cheers!

    Reply
  33. Sally Carritt says

    Thanks. Just what I need for clients when I talk about their brain. As Paul Gilbert says we have a tricky brain!
    Sally Carritt

    Reply
  34. Dr. Lee Jagers says

    Ahh! All in one place . . . with pictures . . . easy to use. I’m anticipating giving this a lot of attention.
    Many thanks for not charging an arm and a leg for such usable information.

    Reply
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