Is the brain "a computer made of meat," and human
consciousness a simple product of electrical impulses?
The idea that matter is all that exists has dominated
science since the late nineteenth century and led to the
long-standing scientific and popular understanding of
the brain as simply a collection of neurons and neural
activity. But for acclaimed neuroscientist Mario
Beauregard, Ph.D., along with a rising number of
colleagues and others, this materialist-based view
clashes with what we feel and experience every day. In
Brain Wars, Dr. Beauregard delivers a paradigm-shifting
examination of the role of the brain and mind. Filled
with engaging, surprising, and cutting-edge scientific
accounts, this eye-opening book makes the increasingly
indisputable case that our immaterial minds influence
what happens in our brains, our bodies, and even beyond
our bodies. Examining the hard science behind
"unexplained" phenomena such as the placebo effect,
self-healing, brain control, meditation, hypnosis, and
near-death and mystical experiences, Dr. Beauregard
reveals the mind's capabilities and explores new answers
to age-old mind-body questions. Radically shifting our
comprehension of the role of consciousness in the
universe, Brain Wars forces us to consider the immense
untapped power of the mind and explore the profound
social, moral, and spiritual implications that this new
understanding holds for our future.
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