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Molecules of Emotion The Science Behind Mind Body Medicine

By Pert
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Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind Body Medicine by Pert explores the connection between emotions and physical health through the lens of neuroscience. The author delves into how emotions are chemically linked to the functions of the body, impacting overall well-being. The book provides insight into the scientific understanding of how the mind and body communicate, revealing the profound influence of emotions on health.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the intertwining of science and the human experience, offering insights into how emotions influence both physical health and mind-body interactions. You might enjoy exploring the revolutionary concepts in biochemistry and neurobiology, making it a compelling read for those with an interest in the profound connection between our emotions and our bodies.

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The bestselling and revolutionary book that serves as a "landmark in our understanding of the mind-body connection" (Deepak Chopra, MD).

Why do we feel the way we feel? How do our thoughts and emotions affect our health?

In her groundbreaking book Molecules of Emotion, Candace Pert—an extraordinary neuroscientist who played a pivotal role in the discovery of the opiate receptor—provides startling and decisive answers to these and other challenging questions that scientists and philosophers have pondered for centuries.

Pert's 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 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—or bodyminds—in ways we could never possibly have imagined before.

From explaining the scientific basis of popular wisdom about phenomena such as "gut feelings" to making comprehensible recent breakthroughs in cancer and AIDS research, Pert provides us with an intellectual adventure of the highest order.

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.

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Molecules of Emotion is praised for blending scientific research with personal narrative, offering insights into the connection between emotions and the body. Reviewers highlight Pert's engaging storytelling and her revelations about sexism in the scientific community. The book is appreciated for making complex scientific concepts accessible and intertwining them with Pert's own life's journey.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780684846347

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 February 1999

Country: United States

Imprint: Pocket Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 320g

Pages: 368

About the Author

Dr. Candace B. Pert (1946-2013) was an internationally recognized neuroscientist and pharmacologist who played a key role in the discovery of the opioid receptor. Dr. Pert published over 250 research articles and was featured as an expert in Bill Moyers's PBS series Healing and the Mind, in PBS's Healing Quest. She was a significant contributor to the emergence of Mind-Body Medicine as an area of legitimate scientific research in the 1980s, earning her the title of "The Mother of Psychoneuroimmunology," and "The Goddess of Neuroscience" by her many fans. Translated into over ten languages, her bestselling book The Molecules of Emotion was a groundbreaking provides startling and decisive answers to these and other challenging questions that scientists and philosophers have pondered for centuries.

Deepak Chopra, MD, founder of the Chopra Foundation and Chopra Global, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. Chopra is a clinical professor of family medicine and public health at the University of California, San Diego, and serves as a senior scientist with Gallup Organization. He is the author of more than ninety books, including numerous New York Times bestsellers. Time magazine has described Dr. Chopra as "one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century."

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