Daniel J.Siegel

Neuroscientist Daniel J.Siegel, clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine and bestselling author of Brainstorm and The Whole-Brain Child, joins the how to: Academy for a major talk which asks: What is the human mind? And what makes us feel ‘alive’?

A full examination of what we mean by the term ‘mind’ has traditionally been the province of philosophers. Now, everything is changing as scientists at the cutting edge of neuroscience continue to make discoveries that enable us to understand the essence of our true nature, comprehend our sense of being alive, and ascertain what it is to be conscious.

Daniel’s talk will use up-to-date evidence from neuroscience to untangle this most perplexing of topics and excite anyone who is curious about the unique nature of human consciousness.