Intersubjective Minds Rhythm, Sympathy, and Human Being

Intersubjective Minds brings together world leaders in developmental psychology, biology, neuroscience, music, education, philosophy and psychiatry to consolidate the lifetime work of Professor Emeritus Colwyn Trevarthen, FRSE. Spanning research from the 1960s to the present, Trevarthen's contributions to science have changed our understanding of infancy, neuroscience, education and musicality. The chapters included in this book from these diverse fields describe current issues, principles and perspectives for advanced theory and working practice on the role of intersubjectivity in early human life, its contribution to health, education and learning, and therefore its role in scientific understanding of the fundamentals of the human mind. By bringing together world renowned scholars, scientists, medical and educational practitioners, this book serves as a landmark for the field of intersubjectivity.

Jonathan Delafield Butt, Professor of Child Neurodevelopment and Autism, University of Strathclyde,Vasu Reddy, Emeritus Professor of Developmental and Cultural Psychology, University of Portsmouth

Jonathan Delafield-Butt's work examines the origins of conscious experience and the embodied and emotional foundations of psychological development, with attention to the subtle but significant motor disruption evident in autism spectrum disorder. He took his Ph.D. in Developmental Neurobiology at the University of Edinburgh before extending to Developmental Psychology advancing intersubjectivity theory in postdoctoral work at the Universities of Edinburgh and Copenhagen. He held scholarships at Harvard University and the Institute for Advanced Studies at the University of Edinburgh for science-philosophy bridgework in the nature of brain-mind relationship. Delafield-Butt trained pre-clinically in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Scottish Institute for Human Relations. He is a member of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, the International Society for Autism Research, and the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at Gothenburg.


Vasudevi Reddy has been interested in the origins and early development of social cognition, for three decades now, and has been exploring the role of emotional engagement in social understanding. She focuses on everyday, ordinary engagements (such as teasing and joking and showing-off or feeling shy) which often tend to get ignored in mainstream theories. Her interest in engagement as the route to understanding has led her to questions about the nature and influence of culture on social understanding. Her book How Infants Know Minds published by Harvard University Press in 2008 argues for a second-person approach to knowing minds, a dialogical and emotion-based route to an old problem. She is Emeritus Professor of Developmental and Cultural Psychology at the University of Portsmouth in the UK

1. Foreword, Andrew Packard2. Agency and Affect in the Intentional Activity of the Infant: The life work of Colwyn Trevarthen, Jonathan Delafield-Butt and Vasudevi ReddyBabies and Others3. The Evidence for Innate Intersubjectivity, Ben Bradley4. The psychology of prenatal research: is there a future in behavioural observational research?, Nadja Reissland5. Conversations with a 2-day old, Emese Nagy6. Attachment, Moment of Meeting and Intersubjectivity at birth, Nadia Bruschweiler Stern7. Trevarthen's Primary Intersubjectivity: An Appreciation and an Elaboration., Alexandra Harrison and Ed Tronick8. Intersubjectivity: A unit of analysis for developmental psychology., R Peter HobsonMood, Music and Play9. From intersubjectivity to atmosphere: insights from photography, Maya Gratier10. The psychobiologist who taught musicians how to sing., Nigel Osborne11. Play, Tickling and Companionship., Koichi Negayama and Shigeru Nakano12 Elements of communication: A Dialogue, Benjaman Schogler & David Lee.13. Walking, affective ties words and play in an autistic child, Stephen Malloch14. How does vocal portamento differ from vocal glissando? A Case Study, Diana Gilchrist & Katie Overy15. The music of intersubjective interaction: Distinguishing basic and higher-order empathies, Shaun GallagherMirrors, Brains and Expressions18. The Functional Architecture of Mother-Infant Communication, and the Mirror Neuron System., Lynne Murray and Pier Francesco Ferrari19. Mirroring Emotions and Vitality Forms, Giacomo Rizzolatti and Corrado Sinigaglia20. Imitation as a synchroniser of minds and brains., Jacqueline Nadel21. Neuroarcheology, Developmental Inflection Points and Colwyn's Voice: On Building a Neurodevelopmental Perspective into Clinical Practice, Bruce D. Perry22. Empathy as developmental achievement, Mark Solms23. Philosophical Consideration of the Metaphysics of Intersubjectivity, Pauline PhemisterMeanings, Symbols and Words24. Neoteny, social practice and meaning-making, Vittorio Gallese25. Human vocal production learning: the nature and genesis of our watershed adaptation, Bjorn Merker26. Primary Intersubjectivity and its Role in the Development of Language: An Essay in Honour of Colwyn Trevarthen, Beatrice Beebe and Herbert Terrace27. Intersubjective Conversations, Helen Marwick28. The Dance of Emotions in Infant´s Semiolinguistic Development - Reflections on a Relational Research Methodology, Ulrike Ludke, Bansner, Beta, Lueck, Polzin, Schuett, Wu and Bodo FrankCompanions and Cultures of Care29. The artistic imagination of Colwyn Trevarthen - the poetry of newborn behaviour and early relationships., J. Kevin Nugent, Lise Johnson, Susan Nicolson & Campbell Paul30. How Colwyn's theoretical ideas, vitality and values have created and continue to sustain VIG development., Hilary Kennedy and Raymond Simpson31. Companionship vs Care: Why models of infancy matter for the 21st century, Suzanne Zeedyk32. Walking, affective ties words and play in an autistic child., Laurent Danon-Boileau and Maria Rhode33. Amae in infancy and the theory of intersubjectivity and companionship: Trevarthen's contribution to culturally-aligned clinical interventions for Japanese Families, Hisako Watanabe34. Change the Child or Change the System? Reflections on transitions in early childhood., Aline Wendy-Dunlop35. Connected Cooperative Companionship Grounds Children's Dance into Morality, Darcia Narvaez36. What do young children have to say? Recognising their wisdom, agency and need for companionship in a time of crisis., Chris Pascal and Tony BertramCODA37. Universal Harmony, Colwyn Trevarthen