Theater of the Brain

Hogeweg, J.A. dr. (Jorn)¹, Oudijk, R (Renee)², te Kiefte, J (Jop)
¹PELS instituut, Amsterdam, Nederland
²School of Psychodrama, Sittard

 

Submission type

Oral and Poster

Scheduled

Poster, Beurs van Berlage , Grote Zaal

Kernwoorden

Experiential psychodrama, action therapy, neuroscience

Onderzoeksgebied

Neuroscience

Doelgroep

mensen met weinig ervaring met het onderwerp

Workshop

The Theater of the Brain is a form of guidance based on modern neuroscience and originating mainly from psychodrama, transactional analysis and schema therapy. Participants in the Theater of the Brain may come to notice that they are freer in life, as if something has shifted in their brains which gives them a different perception of themselves and/or the world. Neuroscientists distinguish five components that have turned us into the successful species we have become. 1) self-awareness, 2) recognizing the mental states of others, 3) controlling yourself, 4) detecting ‘in-group and out group’ threats and 5) the resting system. The setting in which Brain Theater takes places is a visualization of the different brain functions on the floor. It starts with someone introducing a certain issue or event in his or her personal life. The Protagonist’s situation is laid out on the floor of the playground. The aim is to strengthen the Healthy Adult which is reached by passing through the various stages of Brain Theater. Brain Theater is experiential. In Theater of the Brain we are spectator of the show, while at the same time we are the main character.

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