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Molecules of emotion : why you feel the way you feel / Candace B. Pert ; with a foreword by Deepak Chopra.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pert, Candace B., 1946-2013.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emotions.
- Neurochemistry.
- Medicine, Psychosomatic.
- Mind and body.
- Psychophysiology.
- Medical Subjects:
- Emotions.
- Neurochemistry.
- Psychophysiology.
- Physical Description:
- 368 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Touchstone edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Touchstone, 1999.
- Summary:
- Why do we feel the way we feel? How do our thoughts and emotions affect our health? Are our bodies and minds distinet from each other or do they function together as parts of an interconnected system?
- In her groundbreaking book Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert provides startling and decisive answers to these and other challenging questions that scientists and philosophers have pondered for centuries.
- Her pioneering research on how the chemicals inside our bodies form a dynamic information network, linking mind and body, is not only provocative, it is revolutionary. By establishing the biomolecular basis for our emotions and explaining these new scientific developments in a clear and accessible way, Pert empowers us to understand ourselves, our feelings, and the connection between our minds and our bodies--bodyminds--in ways we could never possibly have imagined before.
- Molecules of Emotion is a landmark work, full of insight and wisdom and possessing that rare power to change the way we see the world and ourselves.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The Receptor Revolution: An Introductory Lecture 11
- Chapter 2 Romance of the Opiate Receptor 32
- Chapter 3 Peptide Generation: A Continued Lecture 63
- Chapter 4 Brains and Ambition 73
- Chapter 5 Life at the Palace 94
- Chapter 6 Breaking the Rules 107
- Chapter 7 The Biochemicals of Emotion: A Continued Lecture 130
- Chapter 8 Turning Point 150
- Chapter 9 The Psychosomatic Network: A Concluding Lecture 180
- Chapter 10 Child of the New Paradigm 196
- Chapter 11 Crossing Over, Coming Together 220
- Chapter 12 Healing Feeling 250
- Chapter 13 Truth 279
- Epilogue: Peptide T
- The Story Continues 316
- Appendix A Prevention-Oriented Tips for Healthful, Blissful Living 321
- Appendix B Bodymind Medicine: Resources and Practitioners 324.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [354]-358) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0684846349
- OCLC:
- 40768657
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