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Daniel J. Siegel is a renowned psychologist and author known for his contributions to the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and interpersonal neurobiology. His research focuses on how the brain influences our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors, and how these processes shape our personal and social relationships.

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“Prior learning sends related information down from the top layers of our six-neuron-deep column to shape our perception of what we are seeing or hearing or touching or smelling or tasting. There is no "immaculate perception"; perception is virtually always a blend of what we are sensing now and what we've learned previously.”

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Book:Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

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“We are always in a perpetual state of being created and creating ourselves. (p. 221)”

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“Recent studies of mindfulness practices reveal that they can result in profound improvements in a range of physiological, mental, and interpersonal domains in our lives. Cardiac, endocrine, and immune functions are improved with mindfulness practices. Empathy, compassion, and interpersonal sensivity seem to be improved. People who come to develop the capacity to pay attention in the present moment without grasping on to their inevitable judgments also develop a deeper sense of well-being and what can be considered a form of mental coherence.”