Cure [electronic resource] : A Journey Into the Science of Mind over Body
Marchant, Jo2016
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Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after being narrowly missed by a car? Or felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your physical body. The human body has been wired so that information from your mental state constantly helps your body to respond appropriately to the environment. So why is the idea that our minds have 'healing powers' so often dismissed and avoided by scientists?Yet the tide is turning. Researchers from a range of fields are now uncovering evidence that our subjective thoughts, emotions and beliefs can have very real - positive - effects on our health. Why is the placebo effect such a widespread phenomenon? And how does meditation - often used by athletes - enhance our physical performance? These are some of the questions award-winning scientist Dr Jo Marchant sets out to answer. Drawing on the latest research at the forefront of science, she explores ground-breaking work in the field - from a hypnotic illusion in which a subject's body begins to reject their own arm, to the finding that our thoughts can influence our DNA. Piecing together this wave of studies adds up to a compelling case that our minds play a crucial role in helping us to recover from - and stay free from - disease.
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[Place of publication not identified] : Canongate Books, 2016
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1 online resource (1 text file)
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9780857868848
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English
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3654318