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Magazine Article

January 8, 2014

The Great Deception

We’re Less in Control Than We Think

Brent Atkinson

Most of us put much too much faith in the power of our conscious minds to bring about lasting change. Instead of looking up the higher branches of consciousness, we should be looking down into the nervous system settings that generate impulses and inclinations. Read More
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Magazine Article

September 30, 2004

Altered States

Why Insight by Itself Isn't Enough For Lasting Change

Brent Atkinson

Increasingly, neuroscience is making it clear that therapists rely too much on the consulting room drama of insight and not enough on good, old-fashioned, repetitive practice. Read More
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Magazine Article

September 13, 2002

Brain to Brain

New Ways to Help Couples Avoid Relapse

Brent Atkinson

More than just a high-tech explanation for why couples fight, make up, and drift apart, the new affective neuroscience provides a rough but valuable guide to helping couples protect their relationship for the long haul. Read More

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Brent Atkinson

Brent Atkinson

Brent Atkinson, PhD, is director of postgraduate training at the Couples Research Institute in Illinois and Professor Emeritus at Northern Illinois University. He's the author of Emotional Intelligence in Couples Therapy: Advances from Neurobiology and the Science of Intimate Relationships and Developing Habits for Relationship Success.