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Suggestible You: Placebos. False Memories, Hypnosis and the Power of Your Astonishing Brain
Erik Vance
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Description for Suggestible You: Placebos. False Memories, Hypnosis and the Power of Your Astonishing Brain
Hardback. This groundbreaking narrative explores the surprising power of suggestibility and how our minds can shape our response to pain, major diseases and everyday events. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: PDZ; VSP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 486.
This riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains? Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease and everyday events. Drawing on centuries of research and interviews with leading experts in the field, Vance takes us on a Catemaco, Mexico. Vance's first-hand dispatches will change the way you think and feel.
This riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains? Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease and everyday events. Drawing on centuries of research and interviews with leading experts in the field, Vance takes us on a Catemaco, Mexico. Vance's first-hand dispatches will change the way you think and feel.
Product Details
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
485g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781426217890
SKU
V9781426217890
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Erik Vance
Erik Vance is a science writer based in California and Mexico City. He has moulded his career around science-based profiles of inspiring, dedicated, or controversial figures in society.
Reviews for Suggestible You: Placebos. False Memories, Hypnosis and the Power of Your Astonishing Brain
An eye-opening exploration of the intersection between philosophy and science and a fascinating peek into our innermost selves.
Kirkus Reviews Science journalist Vance takes an inspired journey into the profound and often unnoticed powers of our brains.
Publishers Weekly
Kirkus Reviews Science journalist Vance takes an inspired journey into the profound and often unnoticed powers of our brains.
Publishers Weekly