Emotional Brain Medicine
Session 2: Understanding Brain States
Laurel Mellin, PhD
Associate Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine, UCSF
Igor Mitrovic, MD
Professor of Physiology, UCSF
Mary Dallman, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Department of Physiology, UCSF

SESSION 2 OBJECTIVES
• Describe the characteristics of each of 5 brain states.
• Apply concepts of brain states to identifying the brain
state of self and others.
• Use the 1-2-3 Connect Tool in a clinical encounter.