Ruth Murray’s background as a registered nurse, educator, and mother have laid the groundwork for her career in the study of the interaction between body and brain.
Ruth is the creator of the Developmental Pyramid, illustrating parallels between Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, the architecture of the brain, and the sequence of neurodevelopment. Because many intuitively understand Maslow’s Hierarchy, the comparisons make plain the necessity of a solid early development of the nervous system, particularly the autonomic system.
