Synchronized

Synchronized will change how we understand love, attachment, and the profoundly biological nature of human connection. A breakthrough in understanding how our relationships shape us, and how connection itself can become a pathway toward healing disconnection and trauma. * Dr Nicole LePera, #1 New York Times bestselling author *
Feldman takes one of the most mysterious human experiences - connecting with another person - and reveals its underlying biology. Drawing on decades of pioneering research, Synchronized shows how love and connection travel through touch, timing, hormones, and the alignment of two brains … A fascinating new way to understand why relationships can wound us, heal us, and change who we are. * Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author *
I absolutely love this book. It is groundbreaking. Revolutionary … an amazing integration. This is a very important book. * John Gottman, New York Times bestselling author *
This magnificent book shows us the powerful science illuminating the essential steps we need to take to live our most vibrant lives. * Daniel J. Siegel, author The Whole-Brain Child *
Synchronized combines a scientist’s cutting-edge research with a mother’s deep, personal reflections on art, life, joy, loss, trauma, and the meaning of relationships. The outcome is a masterpiece. * Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, author of Mother Nature, Mothers and Others, and Father Time *
Remarkable … With exceptional scientific depth and clarity, she transforms our understanding of love, intimacy and even hatred … Both authoritative and deeply humane, Synchronized is destined to become a landmark contribution to the science of human behavior. * C. Sue Carter, PhD, Professor of Psychology, University of Virginia and Distinguished Research Scientist, the Kinsey Institute, and Rudy Professor Emerita, Indiana University *
It is indeed hard to overestimate the importance of Feldman’s work … [her] contribution to our efforts to provide the next generation with an optimal start in life has been profound and has lasting value for decades to come. * Professor Peter Fonagy, University College London *
In her important new book, Feldman reveals the remarkable neural and hormonal basis of human connection. * Professor Sir Simon Baron-Cohen, Cambridge University *

Dr. Ruth Feldman is the Simms-Mann Professor of Developmental Social Neuroscience at Reichman University, Herzlia, Israel. She holds joint appointments at the Yale Child Study Center and an honorary professorship at University College London.

Her pioneering research focuses on synchrony, the role of oxytocin in human bonding, the brain basis of attachment, and the effects of early trauma. Her work has significantly advanced our understanding of the biological foundations of love and their lifelong impact. Her methods for coding social behavior are utilized in 35 countries, and her interventions are widely implemented. Her field studies on parenting and family development in Israel and Palestine have informed the “tools of dialogue,” the first synchrony-based intervention designed to combat hatred among young people.

Dr. Feldman holds degrees in music, developmental neuroscience, clinical psychology, and developmental psychology and psychopathology. She is a fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and is recognized as a highly-cited scientist. Her contributions have been acknowledged with multiple awards, including the 2020 EMET Prize, which is Israel’s highest honor in arts and sciences.

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