Summary

“Applied Neuroscience: Rewiring the Fear-Driven Mind with Brain/Computer Interface Technology” begins with a pair of quotes, one evoking the idea that the physical world has become connected through a single nerve “vibrating thousands of miles in a breathless point of time” (311), and another suggesting that the practice of bringing a wandering attention back to a point of focus is fundamental to human function. Author van der Kolk then prologues this chapter with a story of his days as a sleep researcher, which leads him to comment on how investigations of how the brain functions during sleep have not provided as much insight into brain activity as initially hoped.

In “Mapping the Electrical Circuits of the Brain,” the author then summarizes how research into how the nerves function in the brain, as part of research into different psychotherapies, has become...