Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The Molecules Of Emotion
Watching What The Bleep reminded me of a really good book I read a couple of years ago: The Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine by Candace Pert. It is an autobiography but it is also introduces the scientific ideas in an easy to understand way.
I found the book very interesting for several reasons:
a) The subject matter is inherently fascinating to me: that neuropeptides might be responsible for our emotions and might form the interface between mind and body. It was a nice easy introduction ot the topis, and besides I just like neuroscience.
b) It was an interesting account of a woman scientist in a male dominated world and the obstacles she came up against.
c) Candace's journey from hard science to hard science with a spiritual edge.
d) It was a peek into the world of drug companies and money above health, which I must admit lines up with my previously conceived ideas about bad drug companies only wanting to make money and wanting to keep/make people sick so as to continue making money (well that's what I would do if money was the only thing that mattered and I was a drug company).
I'd review the book properly, but it was a while since I read it and my copy is out in the wild somewhere. Actually, it is not in the wild, it is just visiting with someone and I can't remember who. If it's you, I'd like it back soon. Ta.
I found the book very interesting for several reasons:
a) The subject matter is inherently fascinating to me: that neuropeptides might be responsible for our emotions and might form the interface between mind and body. It was a nice easy introduction ot the topis, and besides I just like neuroscience.
b) It was an interesting account of a woman scientist in a male dominated world and the obstacles she came up against.
c) Candace's journey from hard science to hard science with a spiritual edge.
d) It was a peek into the world of drug companies and money above health, which I must admit lines up with my previously conceived ideas about bad drug companies only wanting to make money and wanting to keep/make people sick so as to continue making money (well that's what I would do if money was the only thing that mattered and I was a drug company).
I'd review the book properly, but it was a while since I read it and my copy is out in the wild somewhere. Actually, it is not in the wild, it is just visiting with someone and I can't remember who. If it's you, I'd like it back soon. Ta.
// posted by suze @ 9:47 PM 
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Yes, I would be interested to hear why you think the mind as something non-physical doesn't hold up to scrutiny.
I think things holding up to scrutiny depends on the type of scrutiny you subject it to. I subject lots of things to the "does it feel right" type of scrutiny.
I have never thought about the mind being physical before but my first reaction is everything is physical. Perhaps the mind is a different physical from the body.
I think things holding up to scrutiny depends on the type of scrutiny you subject it to. I subject lots of things to the "does it feel right" type of scrutiny.
I have never thought about the mind being physical before but my first reaction is everything is physical. Perhaps the mind is a different physical from the body.
Hey David,
I am a little confused about the definition of physical and non-physical, which means I can't really think about the other stuff I guess.
Ignoring that major limitation for the moment:
Why can't something non-physical control something physical?
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I am a little confused about the definition of physical and non-physical, which means I can't really think about the other stuff I guess.
Ignoring that major limitation for the moment:
Why can't something non-physical control something physical?
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