Changing my mind...

[Serenity4321]

@hawkdon and @RadishRose:
Back in the 70's when i learned to meditate i became aware of theories about neuroplasticity...at the time mainstream scientists dismissed it, certain the brain was incapable of change or healing itself once we got thru adolescence. Now there is all kinds of research that supports the anecdotal evidence from people who have overcome addictions, managed pain via meditation, and even regained functions the neurologists told them were lost forever after an accident or side effects from a medication robbed them of a necessary functions, like balance.

And i hope you'll be feeling better soon hawkdon.

I have been reading and listening to u-tube tapes on neuroplasticity..it is a fascinating topic and makes a lot of sense. The placebo effects helped me understand the real possibility the mind can have great influences on the body.

 

[feywon]

I have been reading and listening to u-tube tapes on neuroplasticity..it is a fascinating topic and makes a lot of sense. The placebo effects helped me understand the real possibility the mind can have great influences on the body.

The term 'placebo effect' itself annoys me, it was the 'hard science' peoples way of condescendingly dismissing the mind/body connection.
i've been interested in neuroscience and psychology since my teen years, and have watched the paradigms shift, ever so slowly. If you have Amazon Prime Video you might want to watch 'The Brain That Heals Itself' narrated by the author of book it is based with same title. His name is Norman Doidge, MD. DD got me the Book for my birthday and i'm reading segments at a time, because they don't have to be read in order they appear. The chapter on applications to pain management has further supported things i learned in my meditation group i belonged to in the late 70's.

You also might want to check out Mayim Bialik's Breakdown website and podcast series which is viewable on YouTube. (i subscribed and am catching up. It will take a while because i like to sort of process info before moving on. (Both with non-fiction books and science shows.) While much of it is about psychology, with Bialik having a neuroscience degree, she often cites studies that shed light on the things being discussed that day.

https://www.bialikbreakdown.com/about

 

[Serenity4321]

The term 'placebo effect' itself annoys me, it was the 'hard science' peoples way of condescendingly dismissing the mind/body connection.
i've been interested in neuroscience and psychology since my teen years, and have watched the paradigms shift, ever so slowly. If you have Amazon Prime Video you might want to watch 'The Brain That Heals Itself' narrated by the author of book it is based with same title. His name is Norman Doidge, MD. DD got me the Book for my birthday and i'm reading segments at a time, because they don't have to be read in order they appear. The chapter on applications to pain management has further supported things i learned in my meditation group i belonged to in the late 70's.

You also might want to check out Mayim Bialik's Breakdown website and podcast series which is viewable on YouTube. (i subscribed and am catching up. It will take a while because i like to sort of process info before moving on. (Both with non-fiction books and science shows.) While much of it is about psychology, with Bialik having a neuroscience degree, she often cites studies that shed light on the things being discussed that day.

https://www.bialikbreakdown.com/about

Thank you! I am totally with you in this interest! IMO the placebo effect is a mind-body connection..the person thinks they may have taken something that will benefit them. The body heals but the participant was only given a 'sugar pill'
I have been reading and watching u-tube tapes on mind-body connections and will check out Doidge and also Bialik.
I have been reading 'self-help' books since the 60's and keep discovering more all the time. Thanks again!

 

[hawkdon]

Good saturday morning!! Sunshine and 77 deg already...another hottie in store today....back when I was a kidling and ignorant, for the most part, I had a bad habit of daydreaming...about evrything I guess...mind u a lot of this stuff
has been realized in last few years, as my mind was still in alcoholic frame for several years after quitting....and i think the
worst thing that could happen to a "daydreamer" was that TV came along...Yep, I was hooked at about age 9 or so...I thought I could believe everything that I saw and heard on what little tv was available back then...that stuff allowed me to fantasize to no end...
I'll get into more of this later, but my hands are hurting too much to continue now...have a good day all !!!