Brain, Mind, and Parts through a Neuroscience Lens
JUL 27, 202524 MIN
Brain, Mind, and Parts through a Neuroscience Lens
JUL 27, 202524 MIN
Description
<p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Today we welcome Catia Vinnik.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Catia Vinnik is a neuroscientist and science communicator who has dedicated over 20 years to understanding the brain—from sensory processing and memory to molecular mechanisms underlying complex behaviors.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Recently, she has translated this extensive research into practical psychoeducation tools and interactive games for therapists.</p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"> </p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Catia graduated from medical school and earned her PhD in cognitive neuroscience in Italy, during which she discovered a novel auditory illusion.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">She founded the "Behaving Brain" project to bridge neuroscience and psychotherapy, creating accessible tools such as <strong>Brain Coping Cards </strong>that therapists can use with their clients.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"> </p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Her belief that learning should be active, shapes workshops on the neuroscience of addiction, anxiety, depression, trauma, and other therapy-related topics by using interactive educational games that clarify complex neural interactions in the client's brain and how therapy taps into these processes.</p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"> </p><p style="color:#ffffff;font:13.0px 'Helvetica Neue';margin:0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;">Dr. Vinnik is trained in Internal Family Systems, a model she values highly for its insightful perspective on the human mind.</p>
